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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20Pro%20%282017%29 | The fifth-generation Surface Pro (marketed as the Surface Pro, colloquially referred to as the Surface Pro 2017 or Surface Pro 5) is a Surface-series 2-in-1 detachable hybrid notebook computer, designed, developed, marketed, and produced by Microsoft. The Surface Pro was announced in May 2017 at a public event held in Shanghai, China. The device launched in 26 different markets on June 15.
Configuration
Hardware
All Surface Pro models feature 7th-generation Intel Kaby Lake Core processors – m3, i5, or i7 – which feature higher clock speeds over the Intel Skylake processors found in its predecessor. The new Kaby Lake chips also feature improved Speed Shift technology, allowing the processor to transition between CPU states quicker. For the first time, both the Core m3 and the Core i5 models are fanless.
RAM options are 4, 8, and 16 GB, and SSD options are 128, 256, and 512 GB and 1 TB. These are the same tiers that were available with Surface Pro 4. (Note, however, that not all RAM options are available with all SSD options.)
In addition, the new Surface Pro features an enhanced kickstand which now opens to 165 degrees, allowing the device to lay flatter – a mode that Microsoft calls Studio Mode. Alongside the 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy, there will now also be the option to purchase the Surface Pro with an LTE Advanced modem for cellular connectivity.
There is also a full-size USB 3.0 port, microSD card reader, headset jack, Mini DisplayPort, Cover Port, and the SurfaceConnect port to connect a wall charger, Docking Station or Surface Dock accessories.
Software
All Surface Pro models (except in mainland China and Japan) come with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro and a Microsoft Office 365 30-day trial. Windows 10 comes pre-installed with Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox (app), Photos, Movies and TV, Groove, and Microsoft Edge. With Windows 10, a "Tablet mode" is available when the Type Cover is detached from the device. In this mode, all windows are opened full-screen and the interface becomes more touch-centric.
In mainland China, all Surface Pro models come with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Home and a Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student edition. Devices with Windows 10 Pro are only available for enterprise.
In Japan, all Surface Pro models come with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro and a Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016.
The device also has a Windows Hello-compatible camera. It combines the use of a regular and infrared cameras to authenticate the user.
Accessories
Microsoft introduced a collection of new Type Covers, which employs the same Alcantara material as the Surface Signature Type Cover used in the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 4 and is available in four different color options.
An updated version of the Surface Pen has also been introduced, including up to 4096 levels of pressure and tilt support. Microsoft claims it is the "fastest pen in the world", with only 21 milliseconds of lat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaGo%20versus%20Ke%20Jie | AlphaGo versus Ke Jie was a three-game Go match between the computer Go program AlphaGo Master and current world No. 1 ranking player Ke Jie, being part of the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, China, played on 23, 25, and 27 May 2017. AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie in all three games.
Background
At the time of the match Ke Jie was ranked 1st among all human players worldwide under Rémi Coulom's ranking system, and had held that position since late 2014. Ke Jie was also ranked number one in the world under Korea Baduk Association's, Japan Go Association's and Chinese Weiqi Association's ranking systems.
The version of AlphaGo in this match was AlphaGo Master, the one that defeated top pros in 60 online games, using four TPUs on a single machine with Elo rating 4,858. DeepMind claimed that this version was 3-stone stronger than the version used in AlphaGo v. Lee Sedol. AlphaGo Master was actually the second best version that DeepMind had at the time, for it was already in possession of AlphaGo Zero, a version much stronger than the Master version; this can be known by the fact that Nature received their paper on AlphaGo Zero on April 7, before the games with Ke Jie. DeepMind did not reveal the existence of AlphaGo Zero until the paper was published in Nature in October 2017.
Before the Future of Go Summit, AlphaGo Master defeated Ke Jie by three to zero during its 60 straight wins in the online games at the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017.
Games
Summary
Google DeepMind offered $1.5 million winner prizes for this match while the losing side took $300,000 for participating in the three games. AlphaGo won all three games against Ke Jie. After the match between AlphaGo and Ke Jie, AlphaGo retired while DeepMind continued AI research in other areas. AlphaGo was subsequently awarded a professional 9-dan title by the Chinese Weiqi Association.
Game 1
On 23 May, AlphaGo (white) won by 0.5 points.
Game 2
The second game was played on 25 May. About 1 hour into the game, Demis Hassabis tweeted that according to AlphaGo's evaluations, Ke was playing perfectly. However, Ke later lost ground on the lower part of the board. About 4 hours into the game, AlphaGo simplified the position, and it became clear that Ke was losing.
AlphaGo (black) won by resignation after move 155.
Game 3
On 27 May, Ke Jie (white) resigned in game three, finishing the series with a 3–0 win for AlphaGo. At resignation, AlphaGo (black) had roughly an hour and a half of its time remaining, while Ke Jie had roughly 32 minutes left on the clock.
Coverage
The match was barred from being live-streamed in China. The game however has been covered in China both online and on national television via Zhejiang TV.
See also
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
References
External links
Commentary from DeepMind
Ke Jie's comments after the game.
Commentary at Sensei's Library.
SGF files
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Computer Go games
Human versus computer matches
May 2017 sports events in China
2017 in Chinese s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronet%20%28Western%20Australia%29 | Metronet (styled METRONET) is a multi-government agency in Western Australia. It is responsible for managing extensions to Perth's rail network. It was formed to deliver commitments made by the McGowan Government during the 2017 election campaign.
History
Metronet was first proposed as a set of rail infrastructure projects in December 2012 by the opposition Labor Party as an election commitment for the then-upcoming 2013 election. Included were new lines to Ellenbrook, Perth Airport, and eventually Wanneroo (all of which would branch from the existing Midland line), extensions of the Joondalup line to Yanchep, the Armadale line to Byford and eventually Pinjarra, and the Thornlie line to meet the Mandurah line at a new station at South Lake, and new stations at Atwell and Karnup on the Mandurah line. The extensions would be arranged into two "circle routes": a North Circle that would share parts of the Joondalup line (from Perth to a new station at Balcatta), Ellenbrook line (from Perth to Noranda), and Wanneroo line (from Noranda to a station at Alexander Drive), along with exclusive tracks and stations between Alexander Drive and Balcatta; and a South Circle that would share infrastructure with the Airport line (from Perth to Forrestfield), the Thornlie line (from Thornlie to South Lake), and the Fremantle line (from Fremantle to Perth), with exclusive tracks between Forrestfield and Thornlie, and between South Lake and Fremantle. While unsuccessful in winning government, the reelected Barnett Ministry formally approved an alternative airport link in 2014.
In August 2015, the Labor Party proposed a modified, staged version of Metronet as an election commitment for the 2017 election. This plan prioritised completion of the Airport line, the Joondalup line extension to Yanchep, the Armadale line extension to Byford, and the Thornlie line extension. This was expanded to reincorporate a rail line to Ellenbrook and Karnup station by December 2016. After the election of the McGowan Government, the Metronet multi-agency team was formed in 2017 to deliver the commitments.
Projects
Projects managed by Metronet are:
New railway lines
Building the 8.5 kilometre Forrestfield-Airport Link with stations at Redcliffe, Airport Central and High Wycombe
Building the 21 kilometre Morley–Ellenbrook line with stations at Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook, with provision for a future station at Bennett Springs
Railway line extensions
Byford Rail Extension: extending Armadale line services 8 kilometers to Byford
Yanchep Rail Extension: extending the Joondalup line 14.5 kilometres with stations at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep
Thornlie-Cockburn Link: connecting Thornlie station on the Thornlie line to Cockburn Central station on the Mandurah line, with stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road
Stations
Rebuild Bayswater Station to accommodate the Midland Line, Forrestfield-Airport Link and Morley-Ellenbrook Line connections
Relocating Midla |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linked%20Data%20Notifications | Linked Data Notifications (LDN) is a W3C Recommendation that describes a communications protocol based on HTTP, URI, and RDF on how servers (receivers) can receive messages pushed to them by applications (senders), as well as how other applications (consumers) may retrieve those messages. Any web resource (like a HTML page) can advertise a receiving endpoint (inbox) for notification messages. Messages are expressed in RDF, and can contain arbitrary data.
Motivation
The web is a decentralized system of web resources, published by multiple organizations and individuals. Web resources, such as web pages and more formally structured linked data, frequently include links to other resources across the web, and may comment or describe them in various ways. The receiving end, however, are not generally notified of such link creation, and thus are unable to provide backlinks without manual intervention. Interactions within social media platforms, such as comments on a news article, are currently "locked" within the platform and hard to access across the web.
Several linkback mechanisms exists, and are commonly used between blog systems, e.g. a "response" post in blog B about a post in blog A causes B's platform to send a pingback to be shown on the original blog A. These mechanisms are, however, generally limited in which structured information can be sent, and the notifications themselves do not form part of the decentralized web and may be difficult to consume by any third party application.
A key motivation for LDN is to support notifications between decentralized Web applications, including web browsers who - not having their own HTTP server - are unable to generate a HTTP link for their reply messages. Another motivation is to structure notifications as RDF statements using any Controlled vocabulary - so that any consuming application can select the particular information they understand.
Protocol
A sender or receiver performs a GET or HEAD to an existing HTTP resource. Its inbox URI is discovered from either:
A Link: relation in the HTTP response headers of type http://www.w3.org/ns/ldp#inbox
An RDF statement embedded in the HTTP body using the RDF property http://www.w3.org/ns/ldp#inbox
A sender creates a new notification (e.g. as JSON-LD), which it POSTs to the inbox URI.
The receiver creates a new HTTP resource containing the posted notification and responds with 201 Created and the created URI.
A consumer retrieves RDF from the discovered inbox URI using GET, then:
The consumer parses the response body to find RDF statements with the property http://www.w3.org/ns/ldp#contains. The object of these statements give the URIs to the accepted LDN notifications.
The consumer retrieve any of the linked notification using GET and process their RDF in an application-specific manner.
Notifications remain accessible, and can therefore be linked to and described in other web resources.
At each stage, the sender and consumer may perform cont |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WaveNet | WaveNet is a deep neural network for generating raw audio. It was created by researchers at London-based AI firm DeepMind. The technique, outlined in a paper in September 2016, is able to generate relatively realistic-sounding human-like voices by directly modelling waveforms using a neural network method trained with recordings of real speech. Tests with US English and Mandarin reportedly showed that the system outperforms Google's best existing text-to-speech (TTS) systems, although as of 2016 its text-to-speech synthesis still was less convincing than actual human speech. WaveNet's ability to generate raw waveforms means that it can model any kind of audio, including music.
History
Generating speech from text is an increasingly common task thanks to the popularity of software such as Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana, Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant.
Most such systems use a variation of a technique that involves concatenated sound fragments together to form recognisable sounds and words. The most common of these is called concatenative TTS. It consists of large library of speech fragments, recorded from a single speaker that are then concatenated to produce complete words and sounds. The result sounds unnatural, with an odd cadence and tone. The reliance on a recorded library also makes it difficult to modify or change the voice.
Another technique, known as parametric TTS, uses mathematical models to recreate sounds that are then assembled into words and sentences. The information required to generate the sounds is stored in the parameters of the model. The characteristics of the output speech are controlled via the inputs to the model, while the speech is typically created using a voice synthesiser known as a vocoder. This can also result in unnatural sounding audio.
Design and ongoing research
Background
WaveNet is a type of feedforward neural network known as a deep convolutional neural network (CNN). In WaveNet, the CNN takes a raw signal as an input and synthesises an output one sample at a time. It does so by sampling from a softmax (i.e. categorical) distribution of a signal value that is encoded using μ-law companding transformation and quantized to 256 possible values.
Initial concept and results
According to the original September 2016 DeepMind research paper WaveNet: A Generative Model for Raw Audio, the network was fed real waveforms of speech in English and Mandarin. As these pass through the network, it learns a set of rules to describe how the audio waveform evolves over time. The trained network can then be used to create new speech-like waveforms at 16,000 samples per second. These waveforms include realistic breaths and lip smacks – but do not conform to any language.
WaveNet is able to accurately model different voices, with the accent and tone of the input correlating with the output. For example, if it is trained with German, it produces German speech. The capability also means that if the WaveNet is f |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20preparation | Data preparation is the act of manipulating (or pre-processing) raw data (which may come from disparate data sources) into a form that can readily and accurately be analysed, e.g. for business purposes.
Data preparation is the first step in data analytics projects and can include many discrete tasks such as loading data or data ingestion, data fusion, data cleaning, data augmentation, and data delivery.
The issues to be dealt with fall into two main categories:
systematic errors involving large numbers of data records, probably because they have come from different sources;
individual errors affecting small numbers of data records, probably due to errors in the original data entry.
Data specification
The first step is to set out a full and detailed specification of the format of each data field and what the entries mean. This should take careful account of:
most importantly, consultation with the users of the data
any available specification of the system which will use the data to perform the analysis
a full understanding of the information available, and any gaps, in the source data.
See also data definition specification.
Example
Suppose there is a two-character alphabetic field that indicates geographical location. It is possible that in one data source a code "EE" means "Europe" and in another data source the same code means "Estonia". One would need to devise an unambiguous set of codes and amend the code in one set of records accordingly.
Furthermore, the "geographical area" might refer to any of e.g. delivery address, billing address, address from which goods supplied, billing currency, or applicable national regulations. All these matters must be covered in the specification.
There could be some records with "X" or "555" in that field. Clearly, this is invalid data as it does not conform to the specification. If there are only small numbers of such records, one would either correct them manually or if precision is not important, simply delete those records from the file. Another possibility would be to create a "not known" category.
Other examples of invalid data requiring correction
Telephone numbers are in the correct format and have the correct values for the territory indicated in the geographical location field. The country code may be present in some records and not in others: it should either be removed or inserted (based on the geographical location) depending on the data specification. Similarly, the formats of dates and units of measurement (weights, lengths) may be inconsistent.
In some cases missing data should be supplied from external sources (e.g. finding the ZIP/postal code of an address via an external data source)
Data should be consistent between different but related data records (e.g. the same individual might have different birthdates in different records or datasets).
Where possible and economic, data should be verified against an authoritative source (e.g. business information is referenced again |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketclever | Ticketclever (styled as ticketclever) was an online retail website/online shopping for train tickets for services in the United Kingdom. Ticketclever is known for creating an algorithm used to sort numerous ticket combinations from the hundreds of millions of different route combinations and packages them together for a given journey.
Ticketclever was based in Oxford with offices in London and Cape Town, South Africa.
History
Global Travel Ventures Ltd. (GTV) developed TicketClever (initially called FareMaster) since 2014. Ticketclever was launched in January 2017. Jeremy Acklam, previously from Trainline was the co-founder and CEO. In March 2017, ticketclever announced they were partnering with the charity St John Ambulance, to donate an amount to the charity once people purchase a train ticket. GTV sold a 20% stake of the company to train operating company Stagecoach Group in June 2017.
Algorithm
Ticketclever tried to use analytics and data science to try and find the lowest price. Ticket clever employed three Oxford University alumni, two with Doctor of Philosophy in Particle Physics, one with a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science to create an algorithm that filters data sets from the Rail Delivery Group, which represent 25 train operating companies in Great Britain that are responsible for running trains and setting the price of the fares. Ticketclever used this algorithm to find multi-ticket fare deals on Great Britain’s railway network.
Refunds
Ticketclever was able to issue refunds in accordance with the National Rail Conditions of Travel if the circumstances allowed for a refund. The eligibility to change or cancel tickets varied depending on the type of ticket purchased. Companies could choose to charge an administration fee of up to £10 according to the National Rail Conditions of Carriage for refunds.
References
British travel websites
Fare collection systems in the United Kingdom
Route planning software
Stagecoach Group
2016 establishments in England
2018 disestablishments in England |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir%20Hussain%20%28cognitive%20scientist%29 | Amir Hussain is a cognitive scientist, the director of Cognitive Big Data and Cybersecurity (CogBID) Research Lab at Edinburgh Napier University He is a professor of computing science. He is founding Editor-in-Chief of Springer Nature's internationally leading Cognitive Computation journal and the new Big Data Analytics journal. He is founding Editor-in-Chief for two Springer Book Series: Socio-Affective Computing and Cognitive Computation Trends, and also serves on the Editorial Board of a number of other world-leading journals including, as Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Systems) and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine.
Key achievements
Prof Hussain has co-authored 3 international patents, more than 400 papers, including 150+ international journal papers, over 12 co-authored Books/monographs and over 70 Book chapters to-date (Jan 2020).
He is founding Editor-in-Chief of two internationally-leading journals: Springer's Cognitive Computation (ISI SCI Impact Factor (IF): 4.29) and BMC Big Data Analytics. He serves on Editorial Boards of several other world-leading journals in his field, including the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (IF: 11.7), IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (IF: 6.6), (Elsevier) Information Fusion (IF 10.7) and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (top cited journal in Psychology, with IF: 3.2).
In 2017-18, in independent surveys published in leading journals () including in Elsevier's Information Processing Management journal, Prof Amir Hussain and his collaborator (and former PhD student), Dr Erik Cambria, were ranked as the world's top two most productive/influential researchers in the field of Sentiment Analysis (since 2000).
His works on biologically-inspired, multi-modal sentiment & opinion mining are amongst the most highly cited papers in the field. For example, his paper with Poria S, Cambria E, Howard N, and Huang G-B, on "Fusing audio, visual and textual clues for sentiment analysis from multimodal content", published in (Elsevier) Neurocomputing 174: 50-59 (2016), is an ISI highly cited paper.
His pioneering research on Sentic Computing (natural language 'concept'-based sentiment and emotion analysis), was awarded the top “4* (Outstanding)” (industrial) Impact evaluation by UK Government's REF2014 exercise. It was also awarded the Best Performing Approach Award for 'Semantic Parsing' Task at the joint-industry & academic-led 'Concept-Level Sentiment Analysis Challenge (SemWebEval)', organized as part of the 11th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), Greece.
He is General co-Chair of the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI'2020) being held in Glasgow, 19–25 July 2020 http://wcci2020.org - WCCI is the world's largest and top-ranked scientific event on computational intelli |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doljani%2C%20Donji%20Lapac | Doljani () is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Doljani had 133 inhabitants.
Note: Until 1931, the name of the settlement was Doljane. From 1857-1880 part of the data is included in the settlement of Dobroselo. Data from census years 1857-1931 (from 1857-1880 data is just calculated) is not totally included for the current part of the settlement (hamlet) of Martin Brod which before World War II was part of Croatia and after the war and small territorial changes and border corrections between that time Yugoslav federal units of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the border region in eastern Lika and northwestern Bosnia, became part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, settlement of Doljani had 305 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:
Austro-hungarian 1910 census
According to the 1910 census, settlement of Doljani had 1,909 inhabitants in 11 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:
In 1910. census hamlet of Martin-brod was also part of settlement Doljani. After World War II it became a part of neighbouring settlement with same name Martin Brod in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and data for that hamlet in 1910 census was:
Literature
Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., , ;
References
Populated places in Lika-Senj County |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajine%2C%20Croatia | Gajine () is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Gajine had 116 inhabitants.
Note: From 1857- 1880 data is included in the settlement of Donji Lapac. In 2001 part of the settlement (hamlet), by name Boričevac, became an independent settlement.
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, the settlement of Gajine had 257 inhabitants, who were ethnically described as follows:
Note: Together with settlement of Boričevac.
Austro-Hungarian 1910 census
According to the 1910 census, the settlement of Gajine had 772 inhabitants in 6 hamlets, who were linguistically and religiously described as follows:
Literature
Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., , ;
References
Populated places in Lika-Senj County |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%C5%A1ljenovac%2C%20Croatia | Mišljenovac () is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Mišljenovac had 3 inhabitants.
Note: From 1857-1880 data is include in the settlements of Boričevac, Dnopolje and Kruge.
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, settlement of Mišljenovac had 62 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:
Austro-hungarian 1910 census
According to the 1910 census, settlement of Mišljenovac had 451 inhabitants in 4 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:
Literature
Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., , ;
References
Populated places in Lika-Senj County |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20%26%20Friends%3A%20Journey%20Beyond%20Sodor | Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor is a 2017 computer-animated musical adventure film and feature-length special based on the British television series Thomas & Friends, based on The Railway Series by Wilbert Awdry. This is the first Thomas film to be produced by Mattel Creations and animated by Jam Filled Toronto. It was released on 22 August 2017 in the US and on 16 October 2017 in the UK.
The film stars the voices of Joseph May in the US and John Hasler in the UK voice of Thomas the Tank Engine. It also stars the voices of Rob Rackstraw,
Christopher Ragland, Nigel Pilkington, Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale and Teresa Gallagher with Mark Moraghan narrating his last special. Hugh Bonneville, Lucy Montgomery, Darren Boyd, Jim Howick, Sophie Colquhoun, Colin McFarlane and Nicola Stapleton join the cast. This special deals with many traits that children have such as autism, through the Experimental Engines.
Following Journey Beyond Sodor, season 22 of Thomas & Friends and Big World! Big Adventures! followed Thomas going on adventures around the world.
Plot
On his way to deliver a goods train to Bridlington on the Mainland, Henry suffers an accident due to a faulty signal in Vicarstown and has to be taken to the Steamworks for repairs. Thomas the Tank Engine is upset that Sir Topham Hatt has chosen James, who believes he’s Sir Topham Hatt’s favorite Engine, to take the train in Henry's place. Thomas collects the goods train before James does so he can take it to Bridlington himself. However, the Troublesome Trucks disorient him and he goes the wrong way.
Thomas eventually finds himself at a massive Steelworks factory run by Hurricane and Frankie who invite him to stay. Thomas initially declines but the Steelworks engines eventually persuade him as it is already very late. Later the next day, Thomas learns that Hurricane delivered his train to Bridlington during the night and Frankie convinces him to help out at the Steelworks as to return the favor. However, they refuse to let Thomas leave and continue to force him to work for him, but Thomas escapes during the night.
Meanwhile, back on Sodor, Sir Topham Hatt gets worried that the goods have been delayed later than its expected time and gets more worried about Thomas. However, he then tells Percy not to worry and that Thomas has been delayed and James tries hard to convince Sir Topham Hatt for him to go to the Mainland to save Thomas, which Sir Topham Hatt refuses James to go to the Mainland and says that he can't afford to lose another train, leaving James temporarily in charge of Thomas's Branch lines. Percy suggests James go to the mainland himself to find Thomas. Searching for him at Bridlington goods yard, the trucks from the goods train tell him they were brought by Hurricane. James asks if anyone has seen Hurricane.
The next day, Thomas asks three experimental engines: Lexi and Theo, who helped him get more coal and water earlier, and Merlin, who Lexi and Theo told him about, if the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolta | Rolta, is an Indian multinational technology company, headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company focuses on IT, Business Intelligence and BigData Analytics, Geographic data and information and Engineering. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India. The company's Global depository receipt's are listed on the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange. The company's ‘Senior Notes’ are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
History
The company was founded on 29 June 1989 by Kamal K. singh.
References
External links
Information technology consulting firms of India
International information technology consulting firms
Information technology companies of India
Multinational companies headquartered in India
Indian brands
Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsea%20Internet%20of%20Things | Subsea Internet of Things (SIoT) is a network of smart, wireless sensors and smart devices configured to provide actionable operational intelligence such as performance, condition and diagnostic information. It is coined from the term The Internet of Things (IoT). Unlike IoT, SIoT focuses on subsea communication through the water and the water-air boundary. SIoT systems are based around smart, wireless devices incorporating Seatooth radio and Seatooth Hybrid technologies. SIoT systems incorporate standard sensors including temperature, pressure, flow, vibration, corrosion and video. Processed information is shared among nearby wireless sensor nodes. SIoT systems are used for environmental monitoring, oil & gas production control and optimisation and subsea asset integrity management. Some features of IoT's share similar characteristics to cloud computing. There is also a recent increase of interest looking at the integration of IoT and cloud computing. Subsea cloud computing is an architecture design to provide an efficient means of SIoT systems to manage large data sets. It is an adaption of cloud computing frameworks to meet the needs of the underwater environment. Similarly to fog computing or edge computing, critical focus remains at the edge. Algorithms are used to interrogate the data set for information which is used to optimise production.
Also known as Underwater-Internet of Things (U-IoT) or Underwater Wireless Sensor Network (UWSN), SIoT can be implemented for marine life monitoring and overfishing problems to support some aspects of Fourth Industrial Revolution.
References
Internet of things companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim%20Women%27s%20National%20Network%20Australia | Muslim Women's National Network Australia (MWNNA) is an association in Australia which represents a network of progressive Muslim women's organisations and individual Muslim women. MWNNA runs events and projects for Muslim women, and represents their views to media and government organisations.
History
The MWNNA was founded in 1990 by Aziza Abdel-Halim AM and her husband as a community centre to teach English and Arabic. Over time it came to advocate in Australia for Muslim women across all ethnic backgrounds. It is involved with and organises cross-cultural and interfaith events to educate the wider community about Islamic issues. Aziza Abdel-Halim was President, before becoming an Advisor. Silma Ihram is a board member.
The goals of the organisation are:
The education of Muslim women and girls to know and appreciate their Islamic rights and duties.
Advocacy with government and non-government institutions on behalf of Muslims, especially women and children.
Maintaining good relations with Australians of other faiths and joining with them in interfaith meetings and events.
Assisting refugees and others in need of help in our society.
Activities
In 2003 the MWNNA developed and implemented a strategy to meet with and educate media executives, journalists, and journalism students to discuss the impacts of negative stereotyping and misreporting in the media, and build relationships between the media and Muslim communities. Training modules and online resources were delivered through a number of universities that taught media, covering controversial topics such as the hijab, Islam, and terrorism.
In 2004 the President of the MWNNA, Aziza Abdel-Halim AM, was member of the Muslim Community Reference Group to provide the federal government with advice on how to help the Muslim community integrate and foster understanding of Muslims amongst Australian society, public institutions and government bodies.
In the lead up to the 2004 federal election and the 2007 federal election, the MWNNA ran "Learn To Lobby Your Polly" workshops and "How To Vote" seminars to educate Muslims about voting in Australia and raise their awareness of the Australian political process.
In 2006 MWNNA members contributed to the Muslim Women's Project run by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The Muslim Women's Project was created in response to the findings from the 2004 Islamic Report, which found that it was women who were most affected by racial and religious discrimination, to engage with Muslim Women about human rights and responsibilities.
In 2008 the MWNNA gained a $99,991 grant from the Federal Government for the purpose of helping "Australian Muslim women develop self-esteem and overcome discrimination.
In 2008 MWNNA published a book entitled Did You Know: Refuting Interpretations Concerning The Position of Women in Islam, and Muslim's interaction with non-Muslims, written by Aziza Abdel-Halim AM, and funded by the Department of Immigration and |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krivine%20machine | In theoretical computer science, the Krivine machine is an abstract machine (sometimes called virtual machine). As an abstract machine, it shares features with Turing machines and the SECD machine. The Krivine machine explains how to compute a recursive function. More specifically it aims to define rigorously head normal form reduction of a lambda term using call-by-name reduction. Thanks to its formalism, it tells in details how a kind of reduction works and sets the theoretical foundation of the operational semantics of functional programming languages. On the other hand, Krivine machine implements call-by-name because it evaluates the body of a β-redex before it applies the body to its parameter. In other words, in an expression (λ x. t) u it evaluates first λ x. t before applying it to u. In functional programming, this would mean that in order to evaluate a function applied to a parameter, it evaluates first the function before applying it to the parameter.
The Krivine machine was designed by the French logician Jean-Louis Krivine at the beginning of the 1980s.
Call by name and head normal form reduction
The Krivine machine is based on two concepts related to lambda calculus, namely head reduction and call by name.
Head normal form reduction
A redex (one says also β-redex) is a term of the lambda calculus of the form (λ x. t) u. If a term has the shape (λ x. t) u1 ... un it is said to be a head redex. A head normal form is a term of the lambda calculus which is not a head redex. A head reduction is a (non empty) sequence of contractions of a term which contracts head redexes. A head reduction of a term t (which is supposed not to be in head normal form) is a head reduction which starts from a term t and ends on a head normal form. From an abstract point of view, head reduction is the way a program computes when it evaluates a recursive sub-program. To understand how such a reduction can be implemented is important. One of the aims of the Krivine machine is to propose a process to reduct a term in head normal form and to describe formally this process. Like Turing used an abstract machine to describe formally the notion of algorithm, Krivine used an abstract machine to describe formally the notion of head normal form reduction.
An example
The term ((λ 0) (λ 0)) (λ 0) (which corresponds, if one uses explicit variables, to the term (λx.x) (λy.y) (λz.z)) is not in head normal form because (λ 0) (λ 0) contracts in (λ 0) yielding the head redex (λ 0) (λ 0) which contracts in (λ 0) and which is therefore the head normal form of ((λ 0) (λ 0)) (λ 0). Said otherwise the head normal form contraction is:
((λ 0) (λ 0)) (λ 0) ➝ (λ 0) (λ 0) ➝ λ 0,
which corresponds to :
(λx.x) (λy.y) (λz.z) ➝ (λy.y) (λz.z) ➝ λz.z.
We will see further how the Krivine machine reduces the term ((λ 0) (λ 0)) (λ 0).
Call by name
To implement the head reduction of a term u v which is an application, but which is not a redex, one must reduce the body u t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag%20Like | #Like is a Philippine television talent reality show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Tom Rodriguez and Balang, it premiered on September 3, 2016 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Hapon line up replacing Laff Camera Action. The show concluded on February 11, 2017 with a total of 24 episodes. It was replaced by Case Solved in its timeslot.
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Urban Luzon television ratings, the pilot episode of #Like earned a 16.3% rating. While the final episode scored an 11.1% rating in Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement.
Accolades
References
External links
2016 Philippine television series debuts
2017 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine reality television series
Television series about social media |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20XL%20Fortran | XL Fortran is the name of IBM's proprietary optimizing Fortran compiler for IBM-supported environments, including Linux for little-endian distributions and AIX.
Features
Tuning for Power ISA
Fortran language standard support (XL Fortran's Fortran 2008 Compliance Status and XL Fortran's TS 29113 Compliance Status)
CUDA Fortran support
OpenMP API support
Five optimization levels (-O0,-O2,-O3,-O4,-O5)
Profile-directed feedback optimization
Interprocedural optimization and inlining
High order transformations
References
External links
IBM Fortran Compilers family introduction
Product documentation: XL Fortran for Linux, V16.1.1
Product documentation: XL Fortran for AIX, V16.1.0
Community: IBM XL C, C++, and Fortran Compilers for Power servers
fortran compilers
IBM software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingual%20Multiscript%20Plant%20Name%20Database | Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) is a multilingual database of names of taxa of plants.
The MMPND is located at the University of Melbourne, where it is managed and maintained by Michel H. Porcher. This database includes the names of taxa of more than 900 genera of higher plants (not counting mushrooms). In addition to the scientific names and synonyms, it contains the terms of the taxa in 82 languages (The website states it has 70, with 40 or more dialects included).
The MMPND is mentioned in many taxa of GRIN-Global (Germplasm Resources Information Network) References.
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) mentions: "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database is searchable in any language and script and holds a lot of information including an index of medicinal plants".
The primary focus was to catalog cultivated plants, which are considered the most useful. The database currently contains the names of plants of economic importance as well as names of savage plants. The last update is indicated for each genus.
External links
Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (Official website)
References
Online botany databases
Databases in Australia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marly-le-Roi%20station | Marly-le-Roi is a railway station in Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines, France. It lies on line L of Île-de-France's Transilien network.
References
Transilien
Railway stations in Yvelines
Railway stations in France opened in 1884 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspace%20identification%20method | In mathematics, specifically in control theory, subspace identification (SID) aims at identifying linear time invariant (LTI) state space models from input-output data. SID does not require that the user parametrizes the system matrices before solving a parametric optimization problem and, as a consequence, SID methods do not suffer from problems related to local minima that often lead to unsatisfactory identification results.
History
SID methods are rooted in the work by the German mathematician Leopold Kronecker (1823–1891). Kronecker showed that a power series can be written as a rational function when the rank of the Hankel operator that has the power series as its symbol is finite. The rank determines the order of the polynomials of the rational function.
In the 1960s the work of Kronecker inspired a number of researchers in the area of Systems and Control, like Ho and Kalman, Silverman and Youla and Tissi, to store the Markov parameters of an LTI system into a finite dimensional Hankel matrix and derive from this matrix an (A,B,C) realization of the LTI system. The key observation was that when the Hankel matrix is properly dimensioned versus the order of the LTI system, the rank of the Hankel matrix is the order of the LTI system and the SVD of the Hankel matrix provides a basis of the column space observability matrix and row space of the controllability matrix of the LTI system. Knowledge of this key spaces allows to estimate the system matrices via linear least squares.
An extension to the stochastic realization problem where we have knowledge only of the Auto-correlation (covariance) function of the output of an LTI system driven by white noise, was derived by researchers like Akaike.
A second generation of SID methods attempted to make SID methods directly operate on input-output measurements of the LTI system in the decade 1985–1995. One such generalization was presented under the name of the Eigensystem Realization Algorithm (ERA) made use of specific input-output measurements considering the impulse inputs. It has been used for modal analysis of flexible structures, like bridges, space structures, etc. These methods have demonstrated to work in practice for resonant structures they did not work well for other type of systems and an input different from an impulse. A new impulse to the development of SID methods was made for operating directly on generic input-output data and avoiding to first explicitly compute the Markov parameters or estimating the samples of covariance functions prior to realizing the system matrices. Pioneers that contributed to these breakthroughs were Van Overschee and De Moor – introducing the N4SID approach, Verhaegen – introducing the MOESP approach and Larimore – presenting ST in the framework of Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA)
References
Control theory |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASKING | TASKING GmbH is a provider of embedded-software development tools headquartered in Munich, Germany.
History
Founded as a software consulting company in 1977, TASKING developed its first C compiler in 1986. In 1988, its first embedded toolset for the 8051 family of single-chip microcontrollers was launched. The company gained a presence in the U.S. market by merging with Boston System Office (BSO) in 1989 and shortly later developed a second-generation compiler designed to support the C166 and DSP56K.
In 1998, TASKING partnered with Infineon Technologies to develop the first TriCore development software. Altium acquired TASKING in 2001, and began working on its third-generation compiler technology, the Viper compiler. This compiler technology was designed to increase the speed and code efficiency of the TriCored development toolset.
The C166 toolset was upgraded to third-generation compiler technology in 2006, providing a significant increase in speed optimization and code size. 2014 saw the introduction of both a compiler for the Renesas RH850 family and an Automotive Safety Support Program (Safety Kit) for ISO 26262 certification.
The TASKING TriCore toolset received a major update in 2015 and another update in 2017. These updates further increased speed and decreased code size, but their primary focus was additional support for the Infineon AURIX and Infineon AURIX 2G multi-core processors.
In 2016, the Safety Checker product was released. Safety Checker provides static code analysis to verify that no unauthorized access to protected memory occurs. In 2017, the VX Toolset for TriCore v6.2 with a stand-alone embedded debugger was released.
Products
TASKING provides embedded-software development tools for the following processors:
Infineon TriCore/AURIX
Infineon/ST Micro C166/ST10
Freescale Qorivva
STMicroelectronics SPC 5
Renesas RH850
Bosch GTM-IP MCS (generic timer module)
8051 and others
The most popular TASKING product is the VX Toolset for TriCore. It contains a complete set of tools for developing and troubleshooting software for the TriCore, AURIX, and AURIX 2G processors from Infineon Technologies.
This development package includes C/C++ compilers for the TriCore, plus C compilers for the Generic Timer Module (GTM), Hardware Safety Module (HSM), 8051 (SCR), and Peripheral Co-Processor (PCP). Additional tools include a pin mapper, debugger, linker, and assemblers.
Non-compiler tools:
Safety Kit a complete ISO 26262 qualification program that inspects the full journey of the software and its intended application.
Safety Checker automatically detects interference between software elements with different Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL) by checking access restrictions on the memory of single and multi-core systems.
Stand-alone Embedded Debugger.
See also
List of EDA companies
Electronics
Electronic engineering
FPGAs
Embedded systems
References
Further reading
https://www.heise.de/developer/meldung |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BakuBus | BakuBus is a company in the capital of Azerbaijan providing Baku city with an upgraded bus network. BakuBus LLC was founded on April 3, 2014, to provide passenger transport services in Baku city.
See also
Baku Metro
BakuCard
Transport in Azerbaijan
References
External links
Official website of BakuBus
Official website of AeroExpress
Official website of Baku Metropolitan
Official website of Baku Transport Agency
Bus transport in Azerbaijan
Transport in Baku
Public transport operators of Azerbaijan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Shortland%20Street%20characters%20%282016%29 | Shortland Street is a New Zealand television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 25 May 1992 and currently airs on television network TVNZ 2. The following is a list of characters that appeared on the show in 2016 by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Maxine Fleming. The 25th season of Shortland Street began airing on 19 January 2016 and concluded on 19 December 2016, and its 25th anniversary was in May 2017.
Blue Nathan
Bluebell "Blue" Nathan, played by Tash Keddy, made his first appearance on 10 March 2016. Keddy is the first transgender actor to play a transgender character on the show. Shortland Street producer Maxine Fleming said there were around 12 actors auditioning for the part. Keddy auditioned with no acting experience and had never seen Shortland Street. Keddy was initially contracted for 12 months. Fleming commented, "We talked to Tash extensively to ensure he was up to the challenge of this and was robust enough to deal with the attention it was going to bring, and also had the right support in his life. We were convinced he was the right person for the role." The show's production company hired Cole Meyers, a consultant from the transgender community, to help out with Blue's introduction. Meyers thought the casting was "a big deal" and hoped the character would receive a positive reaction from viewers. On 1 April 2018, it was reported by Ophelia Buckleton from Stuff.co.nz that Keddy would be leaving his role as Blue after 2 years on the show. Keddy felt that the role had "hugely" changed the transgender community. He also revealed that his backstory is largely autobiographic as Tash is a real-life fine arts student.
Blue lurks around the hospital and later steals food from the cafeteria. Jack Hannah (Reuben Milner) witness this and starts chasing him down. He eventually catches Blue and talks him into giving the food back. He then pulls off Blue's hood and is confused about his gender. Kate Nathan (Laurel Devenie), Blue's mother, sees this and punches Jack and tells him not to touch Blue ever again. Blue starts at Ferndale High and steals an iPad off of another student. Jack then arrives and gets it off Blue and returns it to the owner. Jack then starts talking to Blue and comforts him. Jack mentions to Blue that he is "different" too telling him that he is gay. After struggling to persuade his mum to start transitioning, he gets a job at the I.V. to pay for it himself. Kate later comes around to the idea and supports him. Blue is attracted to Lottie, of whom Harry Warner likes too. Blue and Lottie later share a kiss, much to the disappointment of Harry. Blue moves into the Hannah's after Kate and Mo Hannah (Jarod Rawiri) start a relationship. He then meets Harper Whitley's (Ria Vandervis) niece Ash Whitley (Ruby Lyon) and after conflict between the pair at first, they start a relationship. Blue is very distraught after Ash's death and starts self harming. Blue would fina |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villainous%20%28TV%20series%29 | Villainous () is a Mexican-American animated television, streaming television and web series produced by A.I. Animation Studios for Cartoon Network and Max. It was created by Alan Ituriel, a veteran of the animation industry in Mexico. It is based on a 2012 web series of the same name which Ituriel had previously created and was initially picked up by Cartoon Network Latin America as a miniseries of ten one-minute episodes for the Cartoon Network Anything app (further episodes, along with a series of specials, were released later). The series is co-produced by Cartoon Network (through its Latin America Original Production unit) and A.I. Animation Studios. The series has since expanded onto a media franchise consistent of books and tie-ins.
On October 11, 2021, Ituriel's A.I. Animation Studios revealed that the series would be released on HBO Max Latin America and Cartoon Network Mexico, and premiered on both platforms on October 29, 2021. The series premiered on Max in the United States on May 23, 2023.
Plot
Villainous follows the story of Black Hat Org., run by the evil mastermind Black Hat (whose name is a synonym for villain, a reference to black-hatted evil cowboys from western movies), and his team of three less-villainous aides. Black Hat Org's mission is to assist other villains to solve their heroic problems. They sell evil inventions created by Dr. Flug and offer various services, such as advice on how to defeat the hero or take care of the hero themselves. However, things usually end up going wrong as the brilliant innovations and plans tend to have small and often comical flaws.
Characters
Main
Black Hat (voiced by Alan Ituriel) is an ancient and malevolent mastermind of unknown origin or species who runs Black Hat Org., appears in all of the ads that the company produces, and is hinted to be the source of all evil in the multiverse. He has seemingly limitless power, and can shapeshift, teleport, manipulate space and reality, conjure objects at will, and open portals to other dimensions with his claws (sometimes even to other Cartoon Network shows). He is shown to be able to play the pipe organ and a violin with strings made of cat guts. An alternate, muscular Black Hat in "The Perception of Evil" was voiced by Markiplier (who voices 5.0.5.), but in Spanish and English was voiced by Ituriel himself. He is about 6'8" or 203 cm with the tophat and 5'10.5" or 178 cm without. He also owns a snake named Lil 'Jack, carries a walking stick he created from his own shadow, and can make people go out of their minds if he sings. He does not need to sleep.
Dr. Kenning "Flug" Flugslys (voiced by Yian Ruiz (English, TV series), Todd Sayre (English, pilot/shorts) and José Antonio Macías (Spanish)) is a nervous, nerdy, but somewhat kind and respectful scientist who wears multiple paper bags over his head who works for Black Hat. Flugslys means 'aviation accident' or 'plane crash' in Icelandic and Flug has obtained his driver's and pilot's licens |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20busiest%20railway%20stations%20in%20Switzerland | This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Switzerland, loosely based on statistics and data received on the year of 2014. In this list, all stations can be considered as major stations or hubs, as well as stations serving major cities, large towns, or in some occasions, airports. Most of the stations listed below serve many long-distance services, with the busiest of them even serving international train services.
References
External links
Daily ridership of Swiss railway stations, 2014 data
Stations
Railway stations in Switzerland
Rail transport-related lists of superlatives |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietrek | Pietrek is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anja-Nadin Pietrek (born 1979), German volleyball player
Matt Pietrek (born 1966), American computer scientist and writer |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Star%20TV | List of programs broadcast by Star TV, a Turkish nationwide TV channel owned by Ferit Şahenk from Doğuş Media Group since 2011.
Current programming
Series
2021–: Sana Söz Salı 20.00 Yapim 03 Medya
2021–: Kaderimin Oyunu Cuma 20.00 Yapim Ngm Television
2021–: Annemizi Saklarken Çarşamba 20.00 Yapim Ojo Pictures
2021–: Hanedan Pazartesi 20.00 Yapim Ay Yapim
2021–: Cennet Köyü Pazar 20.00 Yapim 03 Medya
2021–: Masum ve Güzel 16 Aralık Perşembe Yapim Nyc Medya
2021–: Kral Kaybederse 18 Aralık Cumartesi Yapim Ogm Pictures
Life style
2012–: Tülin Şahin'le Moda (Tülin Şahin)
2015–: Vahe ile Evdeki Mutluluk (Vahe Kılıçarslan)
2016–: Özlem Denizmen'le Kadınca
2017–: Mesut Yar Sunar (Mesut Yar)
2019–: Kocam Yaparsa
2019–: Nursel'in Konukları
2021–: Haluk Levent'le Yeniden
Magazine
2014–: Star Life
2013–: En güzel bölüm
News
1989–: Ece Belen Atrek ile Yaz Haberleri (Ece Belen Atrek)
1989–: Star Ana Haber (Nazlı Çelik Bilgili)
Former programming
Series
1991–1995
Yadigar
1991–1992: Ana
1991: Kimse Durduramaz
1991: Karışık İş
1991: Karşı Show
1991: Kahraman Damat
1991: Portatif Hüseyin
1991: Şen Dullar
1992: Taşların Sırrı
1992: Kızlar Yurdu
1992: Savcı
1992: Saygılar Bizden
1993: Şaban Askerde
1994–1998: Yazlıkçılar
1994: Sevgi Oyunu
1994–1995: Bay Kamber
1994–1999: Bizimkiler
1995: Aşk Fırtınası
1995: Fırıldak Nuri
1995: Aşık Oldum
1995: Aşk ve Gurur
1995: Evdekiler
1995: Gül ve Diken
1995: Gölge Çiçeği
1995: Kanundan Kaçılmaz / İz Peşinde
1995: Kaygısızlar
1995: Kopgel Taksi
1995: Muhteşem Zango
1995–1997: Şehnaz Tango
1995–1999: Ferhunde Hanımlar
1996–2000
1996: Çılgın Badiler
1996: Komşu Komşu
1996: Şeytanın Kurbanları
1996: Oğlum Adam Olacak
1996: Sihirli Ceket
1996: Süper Yıldız
1996: Tam Pansiyon
1996: Tutku
1996: Zühre
1996–1997: Fırtınalar
1996–1997: Gözlerinde Son Gece
1997: Acı Günler
1997: Baskül Ailesi
1997: Canısı
1997: Devlerin Aşkı
1997–1998: Fırat
1997: İntizar
1997: Köstebek
1997: Oyun Bitti
1997: Yangın Ayşe
1997–1998: Yerim Seni
1997–1998: Deli Divane
1997–1998: Sırtımdan Vuruldum
1997–2000: Kara Melek
1998: Can ile Muhlise
1998: Çarli
1998: Dış Kapının Mandalları
1998: Feride
1998: Gülüm
1998: Hain Geceler
1998: Hesabım Bitmedi
1998: Hicran
1998: Kaygısızlar
1998: Kızım Osman
1998: Mercan Kolye
1998: Sır Dosyası
1998–1999: Kuzgun
1998–1999: Güzel Günler
1998–1999: Reyting Hamdi
1998–1999: Sen Allah'ın Bir
1998–1999: Yıkılmadım
1998–2001: Aynalı Tahir
1998–2003: Üvey Baba
1999: Affet Beni
1999: Bizim Sokak
1999: Güneş Yanıkları
1999: Kadınlar Kulübü
1999: Zilyoner
1999: Küçük Besleme
1999–2004: Bücür Cadı
1999–2000: Kıvılcım
2000: Aşk Hırsızı
2000: Birisi / Her Şey Yalan
2000: Hanım Ağa
2000: Kızım ve Ben
2000: Koltuk Sevdası
2000: Kör Talih
2000: Süper Kurşunsuz
2000: Mercan Kolye
2000: Renkli Dünyalar
2001–2005
2001: Küçük Besleme
2001: Aylin
2001: Babam ve Biz
2001–2002: Sultan
2001: Tuzu Kurular
2002: Kara Melek
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zloku%E1%B8%B1ane | Zlokuḱane (, ) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Zlokuḱane had 3 residents with the following ethnic composition:
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 3
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 12 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
Albanians 12
References
External links
Villages in Lipkovo Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strima | Strima (, ) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Strima had 9 residents with the following ethnic composition:
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 9
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
Albanians 3
References
External links
Villages in Lipkovo Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Mendoza%20%28artist%29 | Neil Mendoza is a British new media artist known for his kinetic and installation artworks.
Work
A number of Mendoza's artworks rely on a combination of computer technologies and actuators to produce artistic effects. These electromechanical systems often uses humor, absurdity and futility as strategies to engage viewers.
Exhibitions
Mendoza's works have been widely exhibited, including exhibitions at Oi Futura in Brasil, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Barbican, London.
References
British artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England%20school%20census | The School Census is a statutory data collection for all maintained (state-funded) schools in England. This includes nursery, primary, secondary, middle-deemed primary, middle-deemed secondary, local authority maintained special and non-maintained special schools, academies including free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges and city technology colleges. Service children's education schools also participate on a voluntary basis. Schools that are entirely privately funded are not included. It is a statutory obligation for schools to complete the census and schools must ask parents for information, tell parents and pupils where data are optional, and tell them what it will be used for before submitting it to Local Authorities or Department for Education. There is no obligation for parents or children to provide all of the data.
The census dataset contains approximately eight million records per year and includes variables on the pupil's personal data, including name, home postcode, gender, age, ethnicity, special educational needs, free school meals eligibility, as well as educational history and attainment results. The census also sends sensitive data to the Department for Education, such as absence, exclusions and their reasons, indicators of armed forces or linked to indicators of children in care. The data collected on children from age 2-19, three times a year, creates a "lifetime school record" of characteristics, testing and tracking, to form a single longitudinal record over time. This single central view of a child's personal confidential data and their educational achievement, behaviours and personal characteristics, is core to the National Pupil Database, a linked database controlled by the Department for Education.
The data collected for each individual pupil is listed in the National Pupil Database User Guide.
Data is retained indefinitely and in December 2015, the National Pupil Database contained 19,807,973 individual pupil records on a named basis.
It is "one of the richest education datasets in the world" according to the National Pupil Database (NPD) User Guide.
Controversy surrounds the school census expansion in 2016 to collect nationality data, first reported on in June, 2016, in Schools Week.
History and coverage
Prior to 2007, the Schools Census dataset was known as the Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC). Comprehensive PLASC data was first collected in 2002, including individual pupil names.
MPs in the House of Commons were assured on the changes to the "Central Pupil Database" in 2002 by then Minister of State for Education and Skills, Stephen Timms, that, "The Department has no interest in the identity of individual pupils as such, and will be using the database solely for statistical purposes, with only technical staff directly engaged in the data collation process having access to pupil names."
Frequency
The School Census is submitted by schools on a termly basis, in three collections |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimisi%20station | Pimisi is a light rail station on the Ottawa Confederation Line as part of the O-Train network.
Location
The stop is located under Booth Street in LeBreton Flats. and opened on September 14, 2019. It serves the redeveloped flats area, including the New Central Library, Chinatown, and Little Italy.
History
The Transitway station was originally named LeBreton. By proposal of the local Algonquin leaders it was renamed "Pimisi" (Algonquin: eel) when it was rebuilt to accommodate the O-Train.
Layout
The station features an island platform located at grade. Unusually, the platform level is an intermediate level. Above it, two entrance buildings with entrance barriers are located on either side of Booth Street. Below the platform, a concourse with its own ticket barrier gives access to the green space and plaza north of the station and to Albert Street.
The station features several artworks by Algonquin artists. Nadia Myre's work Eel Spirit, Basket, and Fence is a trilogy consisting of two sculptures (the eel and basket) located in the plaza north of the station, and a series of forest designs on the glass platform walls. The sculpture Algonquin Moose by Simon Brascoupé is also located in the plaza, while another work by him, Algonquin Birch Bark Biting Designs, is located on the glass wall of the entrance on the west side of Booth Street. Finally, Màmawi: Together is a work featuring 100 wooden paddles painted by four Algonquin artists mentored by Brascoupé—Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, Doreen Stevens, Sherry-Ann Rodgers, and Sylvia Tennisco—as well as Algonquin community members who participated in workshops led by these artists. It is suspended above the platform.
Service
The following routes serve Pimisi station as of October 6, 2019:
References
Confederation Line stations
Railway stations in Canada opened in 2019
1983 establishments in Ontario
2019 establishments in Ontario |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underbelly%20Files%3A%20Chopper | Underbelly Files: Chopper is an Australian 2-part mini-series that screened on the Nine Network, premiering on 11 February 2018 and concluding the next day. It is part of the Underbelly franchise and continues the Underbelly Files spin-off tele-movies. It was preceded by Tell Them Lucifer was Here, Infiltration, and The Man Who Got Away.
Underbelly Files: Chopper recounts the true story of Australian criminal and author Mark "Chopper" Read, a notorious Melbourne standover man.
Production
In November 2016, it was announced that Underbelly would return in 2017 with a new season focusing on Chopper Read. In May 2017, Aaron Jeffery was announced as the role of Chopper Read, and also Michael Caton to play Chopper's father, Keith. Production for the series will be filmed in Melbourne in July 2017.
In August 2017, more cast members were announced with Todd Lasance as Syd Collins, Ella Scott Lynch as Chopper's second wife Margaret, Zoe Ventoura as Chopper's first wife Mary Ann, and in unconfirmed roles are Jane Allsop, Reef Ireland, Alex Tsitsopoulos and Anna Bamford. Also returning to former Underbelly roles are Vince Colosimo as Alphonse Gangitano and Kevin Harrington as Lewis Moran, plus Debra Byrne as Judy Moran.
Although the series was announced to air in 2017, production for the series began later in 2017 and was pushed and back set to air in 2018.
Plot
Part One
Chopper tells his story at a show in 2002.
Chopper is walking home when he is abducted by a man with a gun. The man takes Chopper to the bush and forces him to dig his own grave. While he is digging Chopper is laughing and joking with his assailant and asks the man to remove his cuffs to allow to him dig more freely. After the cuffs are removed Chopper attacks the man with a shovel and kills him.
Chopper then robs Alphonse Gangitano's & Lewis Moran's card game with a stick of dynamite to find out who wanted him dead. Alphonse, intimidated by the lit stick of dynamite, names the person responsible for hiring the hit man. Chopper finds the man and takes him to an empty pub to question him about why he wanted him dead. After torturing him with a blowtorch and bolt cutters the man reveals that Syd Collins hired him for the hit. Chopper then confronts Syd, getting into a brawl with him and his fellow bikers, with the police arriving and arresting Chopper, sending him back to jail.
Chopper is released from jail and reconnects with Margaret at a motel. Margaret asks Chopper to go straight and forget about being Chopper. Later he goes out for cigarettes when he is shot at by Alphonse Gangitano, who is still mad about Chopper robbing him years earlier. Chopper and Margaret decide to move to Tasmania with Chopper's father Keith, who wants him to continue his life of crime and retaliate against his enemies. Chopper tells him that he can't do it anymore and that he is to old to stand over people.
Chopper reveals to his father that he has written a book about his life called Chopper: From T |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20ISA | Power ISA is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) currently developed by the OpenPOWER Foundation, led by IBM. It was originally developed by IBM and the now-defunct Power.org industry group. Power ISA is an evolution of the PowerPC ISA, created by the mergers of the core PowerPC ISA and the optional Book E for embedded applications. The merger of these two components in 2006 was led by Power.org founders IBM and Freescale Semiconductor.
Prior to version 3.0, the ISA is divided into several categories. Processors implement a set of these categories as required for their task. Different classes of processors are required to implement certain categories, for example a server-class processor includes the categories: Base, Server, Floating-Point, 64-Bit, etc. All processors implement the Base category.
Power ISA is a RISC load/store architecture. It has multiple sets of registers:
32 × 32-bit or 64-bit general-purpose registers (GPRs) for integer operations.
64 × 128-bit vector scalar registers (VSRs) for vector operations and floating-point operations.
32 × 64-bit floating-point registers (FPRs) as part of the VSRs for floating-point operations.
32 × 128-bit vector registers (VRs) as part of the VSRs for vector operations.
8 × 4-bit condition register fields (CRs) for comparison and control flow.
11 special registers of various sizes: Counter Register (CTR), link register (LR), time base (TBU, TBL), alternate time base (ATBU, ATBL), accumulator (ACC), status registers (XER, FPSCR, VSCR, SPEFSCR).
Instructions up to version 3.0 have a length of 32 bits, with the exception of the VLE (variable-length encoding) subset that provides for higher code density for low-end embedded applications, and version 3.1 which introduced prefixing to create 64-bit instructions. Most instructions are triadic, i.e. have two source operands and one destination. Single- and double-precision IEEE-754 compliant floating-point operations are supported, including additional fused multiply–add (FMA) and decimal floating-point instructions. There are provisions for single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) operations on integer and floating-point data on up to 16 elements in one instruction.
Power ISA has support for Harvard cache, i.e. split data and instruction caches, and support for unified caches. Memory operations are strictly load/store, but allow for out-of-order execution. There is also support for both big and little-endian addressing with separate categories for moded and per-page endianness, and support for both 32-bit and 64-bit addressing.
Different modes of operation include user, supervisor and hypervisor.
Categories
Base – Most of Book I and Book II
Server – Book III-S
Embedded – Book III-E
Misc – floating point, vector, signal processing, cache locking, decimal floating point, etc.
Books
The Power ISA specification is divided into five parts, called "books":
Book I – User Instruction Set Architecture cover |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet%20Hackbarth | Violet Frieda Hockbein (née Hackbarth; October 27, 1919 – August 8, 1988) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Violet Hackbarth played in the league in its 1946 season. Nevertheless, additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The league folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
1919 births
1988 deaths
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Baseball players from Wisconsin
People from Watertown, Wisconsin
People from Lebanon, Dodge County, Wisconsin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia%20Hardin | Julia Hardin was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She was born in Macon, Georgia.
According to All American League data, Julia Hardin played at third base for the Grand Rapids Chicks during the 1946 season. Nevertheless, additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
References
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Grand Rapids Chicks players
Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Sportspeople from Heard County, Georgia
Date of birth missing
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris%20Harrington | Doris Harrington was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Doris Harrington played in the league during the 1946 season. Nevertheless, additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence%20Hay | Florence Hay (died May 24, 1982) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Florence Hay played at outfield for the Chicago Colleens touring team during the 1949 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
1982 deaths
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Chicago Colleens players
Baseball players from Chicago
Date of birth missing
Place of death missing
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplos%20%28TV%20series%29 | (International title: Angela / ) is a Philippine television drama horror series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Sanya Lopez, Thea Tolentino, Pancho Magno and Rocco Nacino. It premiered on July 10, 2017 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing D' Originals. The series concluded on February 23, 2018 with a total of 164 episodes. It was replaced by Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka in its timeslot.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Premise
Angela has an ability to heal others through her caress which she doesn't know yet. While her half-sister, Lucille has an ability in witchcraft. Angela's quiet life will be in trouble with the arrival of Lucille. Lucille will take everything away from Angela believing its for her.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Sanya Lopez as Angela Marie "Anj / Angela Marie" L. Alonzo-Cortez / Elang / Exotica / Alice
Thea Tolentino as Lucille Bermudez / Rosella “Sella”
Pancho Magno as Benedict “Benny” Dizon / Eduardo Gomez
Rocco Nacino as Gerald Cortez / John “Janjan” Montecines
Supporting cast
Emilio Garcia as Renato Alonzo
Patricia Javier as Minda Luciano-Alonzo
Francine Prieto as Mercedes "Cedes" Bermudez
Diva Montelaba as Gwendolyn "Wendy" Reyes
Kim Rodriguez as Olga Maglalim
Mega Unciano as Mega
Nikki Co as Jake
Celia Rodriguez as Bettina "Biring" Alonzo
Maria Isabel Lopez as Corazon "Cora" Maglalim
Lito Legaspi as Eduardo "Lolo Doods" Dizon
Guest cast
Ar Angel Aviles as young Angela
Geson Granado as young Gerald
Liezel Lopez as young Mercedes
Jillian Ward as teen Angela
Maey Bautista as Fely
Betong Sumaya as Raul
Lotlot de Leon as Stella Montecines
Raquel Monteza as Adele "Del" Alonzo
Mosang as Mrs. Solis
Marnie Lapuz as Atty. Gomez
Pat Fernandez as Lita
Priscilla Meirelles as Sally
Mike Lloren as Fred Cortez
Banjo Romero as Obet
Ces Aldaba as a manager
Mara Alberto as Nadia "Marikit"
Paolo Gumabao as a doctor
Paolo Paraiso as a soldier
Jun Hidalgo as a hunter
Gee Canlas as Irene
Marlann Flores as Kara
Mia Pangyarihan as Verna
Cheche Tolentino as Didi
Jholan Veluz as Cea
Cynthia Yapchingco as Riri
Maureen Larrazabal as Sol Españo
Koreen Medina as a bar dancer
Princess Guevarra as a massage therapist
Catherine Rem as Diamond
Louise Bolton as Lena
Aira Bermudez as Nessa
Hannah Precillas as Imee
Ayeesha Cervantes as Leila
Philip Lazaro as Sirena
Ashley Cabrera as Ariana Alonzo Cortez
Production
Principal photography commenced on May 31, 2017.
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of earned a 4.9% rating. While the final episode scored a 6.6% rating. The series had its highest rating on September 12, 2017 with an 8.1% rating.
References
External links
2017 Philippine television series debuts
2018 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine supernatural televi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego%20Scooby-Doo%21%20Blowout%20Beach%20Bash | Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash is a 2017 American computer-animated adventure comedy film, and the twenty-ninth entry in the direct-to-video series of Scooby-Doo films, as well as the second in the series to be based on the Scooby-Doo brand of Lego. It was released digitally on July 11, 2017, and on DVD and Blu-ray on July 25, 2017.
Synopsis
After solving a mystery that involves Dr. Najib posing as a mummy, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma feel like taking a break and having some fun. The museum guard suggests that they should go to the Blowout Beach Bingo Bash which just started. The gang agrees, and they take off in the Mystery Machine towards the Bash. During the trip, Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne make fun of Fred and Velma that they were obsessed with mysteries and were no fun. Fred and Velma said that they were determined to prove that they were lots of fun by being crowned this year's 'Captains of the Bash'.
However, when they arrive, they find the beach and the boardwalk deserted with no people. They go to the Holdout Inn, and find out from the inn's owners - Rob and Laura Holdout - that during the morning, two ghost pirates arrived at the beach and frightened all of the teenagers partying there. They also stole the pirate hats off of the 'Bash Captains' - Chad and Krissy Holdout - also the children of the Holdout Inn's owners. Rob Holdout tells the gang the story of the ghost pirates, mentioning the first ever Blowout Beach Bingo Bash, what happened with Captain Brutamore Bash and Pirate Queen Bingo Bell, and the missing treasure. Right after that, a greedy businessman - Dwight Monkfish arrives at the inn with the sheriff, the deputy and his assistant - Mitzi Capaletto. He accuses the Holdouts of the pirate attack earlier that day, but they deny it. Chad and Krissy appears, and are mean towards the gang, making fun of Fred's ascot and insulted Scoobby-Doo. The gang tells the police that they're mystery solvers, and that they could help them with their investigation.
Fred decides how the gang should gather clues to investigate the case: Daphne goes to investigate the pier to find out what she can from Monkfish and Shaggy and Scooby goes to the ghost pirates' ship, the Salty Brick, to check it out. However, Velma told them that there was a snack bar there to persuade them into going, but actually there wasn't one. Instead, there was a boring tour of the ship, led by the Tour Guide. They decided to go to the ship's galley to see if they can find anything to eat.
Meanwhile, Fred and Velma go check out the Octo Rock Lounge. They encounter Chad and Krissy, but they are once again mean towards them and make them go away. At the pier, Daphne is talking with Dwight Monkfish, and he tells her about his plan to transform the town by turning the beach and boardwalk into piers. After he goes to a photo shoot, Daphne asks Mitzi some questions about the pirate attack, Rob Holdout, the pirates themselves and a poem about the missing tre |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis%20of%20Boolean%20functions | In mathematics and theoretical computer science, analysis of Boolean functions is the study of real-valued functions on or (such functions are sometimes known as pseudo-Boolean functions) from a spectral perspective. The functions studied are often, but not always, Boolean-valued, making them Boolean functions. The area has found many applications in combinatorics, social choice theory, random graphs, and theoretical computer science, especially in hardness of approximation, property testing, and PAC learning.
Basic concepts
We will mostly consider functions defined on the domain . Sometimes it is more convenient to work with the domain instead. If is defined on , then the corresponding function defined on is
Similarly, for us a Boolean function is a -valued function, though often it is more convenient to consider -valued functions instead.
Fourier expansion
Every real-valued function has a unique expansion as a multilinear polynomial:
(Note that even if the function is 0-1 valued this is not a sum mod 2, but just an ordinary sum of real numbers.)
This is the Hadamard transform of the function , which is the Fourier transform in the group . The coefficients are known as Fourier coefficients, and the entire sum is known as the Fourier expansion of . The functions are known as Fourier characters, and they form an orthonormal basis for the space of all functions over , with respect to the inner product .
The Fourier coefficients can be calculated using an inner product:
In particular, this shows that , where the expected value is taken with respect to the uniform distribution over . Parseval's identity states that
If we skip , then we get the variance of :
Fourier degree and Fourier levels
The degree of a function is the maximum such that for some set of size . In other words, the degree of is its degree as a multilinear polynomial.
It is convenient to decompose the Fourier expansion into levels: the Fourier coefficient is on level .
The degree part of is
It is obtained from by zeroing out all Fourier coefficients not on level .
We similarly define .
Influence
The 'th influence of a function can be defined in two equivalent ways:
If is Boolean then is the probability that flipping the 'th coordinate flips the value of the function:
If then doesn't depend on the 'th coordinate.
The total influence of is the sum of all of its influences:
The total influence of a Boolean function is also the average sensitivity of the function. The sensitivity of a Boolean function at a given point is the number of coordinates such that if we flip the 'th coordinate, the value of the function changes. The average value of this quantity is exactly the total influence.
The total influence can also be defined using the discrete Laplacian of the Hamming graph, suitably normalized: .
A generalized form of influence is the -stable influence, defined by:
The corresponding total influences is
One can prove that a function ha |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobrino | Dobrino (, ) is a village in the municipality of Zelenikovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Dobrino had 10 residents with the following ethnic composition:
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 90 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
Albanians 89
Others 1
References
External links
Villages in Zelenikovo Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Ethiopian%20scientists | The following individuals are notable scientists and engineers from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent:
Rediet Abebe (born 1991), Ethiopian-American computer scientist, mathematician and Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows.
Zeresenay Alemseged (born 1969), Ethiopian-American paleoanthropologist; discovered Selam, a fossil child of the species Australopithecus afarensis.
Berhane Asfaw (born 1954), archeologist and paleontologist; co-discovered skeletal remains at Herto Bouri now classified as Homo sapiens idaltu.
Israel Tekahun (born 1991), computer scientist and lecturer; renowned for becoming the first developer outside of Ethiopia. Israel has a youtube channel where he teaches programming in his home language.
Mulugeta Bekele (born 1947), professor of physics at Addis Ababa University. *Yonas Beyene (born 1966), archaeologist with focus on the palaeoarchaeology of the Middle Awash.
Sebsebe Demissew (born 1991), professor of plant systematics and biodiversity at Addis Ababa University and executive director of the Gullele Botanic Garden in Addis Ababa.
Kitaw Ejigu (1948–2006), Ethiopian-American scientist and inventor; served as an aerospace engineer at NASA.
Mesfin Mulugeta Woldegiorgis (born 1983), economist; awarded the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Gifted Students PhD Scholarship PhD in Economics at the University of Jena.
Gebisa Ejeta (born 1950), plant breeder and geneticist; won the 2009 World Food Prize.
Senait Fisseha (born 1971), endocrinologist at University of Michigan working with reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (born 1940), environmental scientist and the general manager of the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia.
Timnit Gebru (born 1983), Ethiopian-American computer scientist and former co-lead of the Google Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team.
Mitiku Haile (born 1951), professor of soil science and founding president at Mekelle University. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Zimek | Arthur Zimek is a professor in data mining, data science and machine learning at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark.
He graduated from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Munich, Germany, where he worked with Prof. Hans-Peter Kriegel. His dissertation on "Correlation Clustering" was awarded the "SIGKDD Doctoral Dissertation Award 2009 Runner-up" by the Association for Computing Machinery.
He is well known for his work on outlier detection, density-based clustering, correlation clustering, and the curse of dimensionality.
He is one of the founders and core developers of the open-source ELKI data mining framework.
References
External links
University homepage
Publications in the Digital Bibliography & Library Project
Google Scholar profile
Data miners
Machine learning researchers
German computer scientists
Living people
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni
Academic staff of the University of Southern Denmark
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Mallary | Robert W. Mallary (December 2, 1917 – February 10, 1997) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and pioneer in computer art. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was renowned for his Neo-Dada or "junk art" sculpture, created from found materials and urban detritus, pieced together with hardened liquid plastics and resins. Mallary's work is represented in permanent collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Modern in London.
A persistent theme in Mallary's career was his advocacy of the use of technology in the creation of art. The 1992 video documentary by Copper Giloth, "Robert Mallary: Pioneer in Art" describes Mallary's conviction that "the future of art is in technology" https://vimeo.com/133915501
In 1968, Mallary created one of the first (perhaps the first) digitally modeled sculptures, Quad 1. This work was shown at the landmark "Cybernetic Serendipity" exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. A subsequent work, Quad 3, was displayed at the Whitney Museum's 1968 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture.
Mallary was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in Berkeley, California. He was interested in art from his youth, and went to Mexico City to study at the Escuela de Las Artes Del Libro (now the Escuela Nacional de Artes Gráficas) in 1938–39, and then at the Academy of San Carlos in 1942–43, where he was inspired by José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. He also studied at the Painter's Workshop School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1941.
While continuing to pursue his fine arts career, Mallary worked as an advertising Art Director in Los Angeles from 1945 to 1948, and as a commercial artist until 1954. His paintings (made with liquid polyester) were shown at the Urban Gallery in New York City in 1954, where he had four other exhibits until 1959. His work was also shown at Gump's Gallery in San Francisco (1953) and the Santa Fe Museum in Arizona (1958).
Mallary taught at the California School of Art in Los Angeles in 1949–50, at the Hollywood Art Center from 1950 to 1954, and then became Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque from 1955 to 1959. When he moved to New York City in 1959 to teach at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Mallary was part of the burgeoning New York art scene, along with his friends Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Wayne Thiebaud, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler. (In the 1940s, Thiebaud and Mallary had been art directors at the Rexall Corporation in Los Angeles.) In 1967, Mallary became Professor of Art at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he taught until his retirement in 1996. He was also a guest teacher at Pennsylvania State University (1962), University of Minnesota (1965), and the University of California at Davis (1963, 1967).
Mallary's abstract relief sculptures and assemblages, created from d |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trend%20Technologies | Trend Technologies (formerly called Data Packaging) is an international manufacturer specialising in plastic injection molding with the first facility opening in Mullingar, Ireland in 1985. The company serves the automotive, healthcare, ICT and industrial sectors. The company's subsidiaries are the Cam Fran Tool and Die Company, Stevenson Grantech Limited and Tintarent Limited.
History and present
The company was founded in as Data Packaging in Chino, California, United States. On , the European division of the company was registered in Ireland although it is now liquidated, but the parent company still operates in Europe. The company operates ten facilities in nine countries.
International facilities
Trend Technologies has operations in several countries as detailed in the table below. In September 2016, it was announced that Trend was building a new facility in Pune, India which would increase the current square footage to 80,000 ft2 which is expandable to 120,000 ft2 in order to add tool building and metal stamping resources.
References
American companies established in 1979
Chino, California
Companies based in San Bernardino County, California
Manufacturing companies based in California
Privately held companies based in California
Multinational companies headquartered in the United States
Injection molding
Plastics companies of the United States
1979 establishments in California
Manufacturing companies established in 1979 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DYVB-TV | DYVB-TV, channel 8, is a commercial television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its transmitter are located at Circumferential Road, Poblacion, Borongan.
GMA TV-8 Borongan current programs
Balitang Bisdak - flagship regional newscast (simulcast over TV-7 Cebu)
GMA Regional TV Live! - flagship morning newscast (simulcast over TV-7 Cebu)
References
See also
DYSS-TV
List of GMA Network stations
GMA Network stations
Television channels and stations established in 1999
Eastern Samar |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Stanley%20Cup%20Finals%20broadcasters | The following is a list of national American and Canadian television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast Stanley Cup Finals games over the years.
American television
National television
2020s
Notes
2020 - The NHL initially had plans to produce broadcasts for each game using a skeleton crew on-site, such as cameramen and producers, and then each media partners' commentators on both TV and radio were to call the games remotely. The league then allowed both Sportsnet and NBC commentators into the hubs. As he had been doing throughout the playoffs, 74-year-old NBC lead play-by-play commentator Mike "Doc" Emrick called the Cup Finals off of monitors from his home studio in Metro Detroit, citing his advanced age as a potential risk for severe illness from COVID-19. These were the final games that Emrick called; he announced his retirement on October 19, 2020.
On March 10, 2021, the National Hockey League and ESPN confirmed a 7-year television deal that will include games not only on ESPN, but also ABC, ESPN+, and Hulu beginning in the 2021–22 season. ABC will also broadcast four Stanley Cup Finals over the life of the contract.
On April 26, 2021, Sports Business Journal reported that NBC had officially pulled out of bidding for future NHL rights, meaning that NBC will not televise NHL games for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The next day, Turner Sports announced that they have agreed to a seven-year deal with the NHL to broadcast at least 72 games nationally on TNT and TBS (while also giving HBO Max the live streaming and simulcast rights to these games) beginning with the 2021–22 NHL season, which will include three Stanley Cup Finals, the other half of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Winter Classic.
2021 - NBC lead color commentator Eddie Olczyk missed Game 2 due to a personal matter, so ice-level reporter Brian Boucher moved to the booth with Kenny Albert, and Pierre McGuire took over for Boucher between the benches. McGuire also fill-in for Boucher in Game 3 for the same reason.
2022 - ABC's coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals marked the first time the entire Stanley Cup Finals series would be carried exclusively on American broadcast television.
2023 - TNT's coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals marked the first time since 1994 that the entire series would be carried on a cable network since ESPN last did it 29 years before (1994), and the first time that it would exclusively be on cable. All of TNT's games in the Stanley Cup Finals were simulcast on sister networks TruTV, and on most games, TBS due to Major League Baseball coverage every Tuesday night.
2010s
Notes
In 2014, NBCSN broadcast Games 3 and 4, while NBC televised the remaining games. NBC Sports originally planned to repeat its coverage pattern from the last few seasons: NBCSN would televise Games 2 and 3, while NBC would broadcast Game 1, and then Games 4 through 7. After the League scheduled Game 2 on the day of the Belmont Stakes, coverage |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgres-XL | Postgres-XL is a distributed relational database management system (RDBMS) software based on PostgreSQL. It aims to provide feature parity with PostgreSQL while distributing the workload over a cluster. The name "Postgres-XL" stands for "eXtensible Lattice".
Postgres-XL is based on Postgres-XC, an earlier distributed PostgreSQL system developed by NTT Data and EnterpriseDB. In 2012, the cloud database startup StormDB adopted Postgres-XC and developed some proprietary extensions and improvements to it. In 2013, StormDB was acquired by TransLattice, and the improved software was open-sourced under the name "Postgres-XL" in 2014. Since 2015, Postgres-XL development has also been supported by 2ndQuadrant.
Postgres-XL provides cluster-wide consistent transaction snapshots via a central Global Transaction Manager (GTM) node. It requires a fast interconnect between nodes, so Postgres-XL is not suited to geographically distributed clusters. Larger queries can be split and parallelized between multiple nodes. Individual database tables can be chosen to be fully replicated across the cluster (usually for smaller tables) or sharded between separate nodes (for write scalability).
See also
TransLattice
PostgreSQL
References
External links
PostgreSQL
Free database management systems
Relational database management systems
Distributed data stores |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive%20Games%20and%20Entertainment%20Association | The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) is the industry association for computer and video games in Australia and New Zealand.
The IGEA represents companies that are publishers, distributors and marketers of interactive entertainment products including video games and related hardware. The association's members include globally recognized companies, including Google, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. More recently, the IGEA has added smaller independent game developers like Nnooo to its list of members.
The IGEA represents its members and the video game industry on business and public policy issues such as copyright and intellectual property, media classification, government funding for local game development, games in education and cyber-safety.
History
The IGEA registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in 2002 as the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA). One of the founding directors of the IEAA was Ron Curry who has been the CEO and principal spokesperson of the association since 2008. In 2014 Curry was awarded the MCV Pacific Pillar of Industry Award for his contribution to the video game industry.
From 2010 to 2012, Stephanie Brantz, an Australian sports presenter, acted as a spokesperson and ambassador for the IGEA. Brantz appeared in YouTube videos. for the association and authored opinion pieces which focused on responsible parenting and cyber-safety.
In March 2020, members of the Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA) voted to allow IGEA to acquire all GDAA assets and run both organizations under the IGEA banner. This included GDAA's Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) annual developers' convention.
Publications
The IGEA publishes biennial research reports which present data and insights into how interactive entertainment is used by consumers in the Australian and New Zealand markets. The latest reports, published in 2017, are Digital Australia 2018 and Digital New Zealand 2018.
The first report published by the association was the GamePlay Australia: Australians and Computer Games report published in 2005. The first New Zealand focused report was published in 2010.
All of the reports have been authored by Jeffery E. Brand, PhD, from the Faculty of Society and Design at Bond University in Australia.
List of members
Source:
References
External links
Official website
Video game organizations
2002 establishments in Australia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Pupil%20Database | The National Pupil Database (NPD) is a database controlled by the Department for Education in England, based on multiple data collections from individuals age 2-21 in state funded education and higher education. Data are matched using pupil names, dates of birth and other personal and school characteristics, including special educational needs, disability, and indicators for free school meals, a child in care, and families in the armed forces. Personal details are linked to pupils' attainment and exam results over a lifetime school attendance.
In October 2018 the database contained over 21 million individual named pupil records. It is deemed by the Department to be “one of the richest education datasets in the world". This is just one of the distributed datasets that the Department for Education controls, and separate from the further Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in the Learning Records Service, for example.
Schools use Management Information Systems (MIS) to collect and analyse pupil level information at local level. Data from these systems are used to complete the termly school census returns provided to Local Authorities (regional) or directly to the Department for Education (national) three times a year. The National Pupil Database has expanded in its scope of the items collected, and from children of a wider age range over time. Data once stored in the National Pupil Database, are never deleted.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency passes students' personal confidential data collected from universities to the Department for Education, where it is linked to individuals' school records in the National Pupil Database, expanding the lifetime record for millions of people that the Department retains indefinitely.
Scope of the NPD
The National Pupil Database covers only pupils in state (or partially state-funded) schools in England. However similar systems operate across the rest of the United Kingdom.
For Wales, the Welsh Government holds pupil level data back to 2004.
For Scotland, the Scottish Government holds electronic records for children in Scotland back to 2002 and allows third party access to this data.
For Northern Ireland, data is available from approximately 1,200 schools, 400 pre-schools and individual level records for over 300,000 pupils each year. The Northern Ireland Schools Census includes data going back to 1990.
Sources of pupil data in the NPD
Details of all data sources contained within the linked set of data which form the National Pupil Database, and the coverage of children within each source.
Data types held
The pupil level data are personal confidential data which include sensitive personal data as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998. The National Pupil Database contains:
Identifiers: the pupil, school and local authority identifiers. With effect from 2010/11, the pupil's UPN (unique pupil number) remained consistent throughout their time in school and remain permanently on the record.
Fixed pu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Hines%20%28baseball%29 | Barbara Hines was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Barbara Hines played for the Peoria Redwings club in the 1951 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Peoria Redwings players
Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly%20Holden | Beverly Holden was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Beverly Holden played for the Kenosha Comets club in the 1951 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Kenosha Comets players
Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie%20Hood | Marjorie Hood (September 14, 1913 – June 25, 2006) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Hood, a native of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, played at outfield for the Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox clubs in the 1943 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Rockford Peaches players
South Bend Blue Sox players
Baseball players from Tennessee
People from Bell Buckle, Tennessee
1913 births
2006 deaths |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Murphy%20%28engineer%29 | John A. Murphy is an American inventor and computer engineer credited with inventing ARCNET, the first commercial networking system, in 1976. He was working for Datapoint Corporation at the time. His biography appeared in the IT History Society website.
Background and career
Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Murphy graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1965 with an B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He first worked at IBM, then Motorola, Telex, and Singer Business Machines before joining Datapoint, where he led design of the computer networking system ARCNET. Victor Poor had established the R&D function at Datapoint as industry leading: with Harry Pyle, Poor co-created the architecture that was ultimately implemented in the first successful computer microprocessor, the Intel 8008.
ARCNET
Developed in 1976, ARCNET (Attached Resource Computer NETwork) was the first widely available networking system for microcomputers.
Datapoint had pioneered microprocessors; the challenge ARCNET addressed was how to facilitate the efficient transmission of information between different machines. In an interview with Len Shustek for the Computer History Museum, Murphy notes that Datapoint took ARCNET from concept to reality in "under a year and probably very much under a year." As the first commercial local area network, ARCNET found early success, but corporate struggles at Datapoint led to slower adoption in the 1980s, relative to other commercial alternatives like Ethernet. According to Techopedia, "ARCnet was the first simple networking based solution that provided for all kinds of transmission regardless of the transmission medium or the type of computer."
References
1943 births
American inventors
American computer programmers
American electronics engineers
People from Tulsa, Oklahoma
21st-century American engineers
Computer hardware engineers
University of Notre Dame alumni
Living people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft%20reboot | Soft reboot may refer to:
A warm reboot, where a computer system restarts without the need to interrupt the power
A soft reboot (fiction), in which a certain degree of continuity is retained |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybuses%20in%20Belgrade | The Belgrade trolleybus system forms part of the public transportation network in the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is operated by the city-owned public transportation company GSP Belgrade. In 2017, the network consisted of 7 lines, with 125 trolleybuses operating on of two-way overhead wires. Trola, Serbian name for the trolley pole, became among Belgraders the common, colloquial name for the trolleybus in general.
History
Background
The idea of introducing trolleybuses was considered during Interbellum. In the late 1930s, city's Directory for trams and lights prepared the acquisition of the first vehicles. The intention was to introduce the trolleybus lines which would connect the downtown Belgrade to Karaburma. World War II prevented the realization of this plan but the devastation of the tram infrastructure during the war revitalized the idea of trolleybuses.
1947-1960s expansion
The first trolleybus was presented to the public during the Labor Day parade on 1 May 1947 while the network became operational on 22 June 1947. First two lines were Kalemegdan-Slavija and Crveni Krst-Slavija, which was later expanded to Kalemegdan Park, too. Several months later, the third line, to Dušanovac, was open. In the 1950s, the general idea was that trolleybuses should take over the major role in the public transportation. By 1955, the number of trolleybuses rose to 42. Envisioned plans included lines to Zemun, Karaburma, New Belgrade and Dedinje, but not all were carried into effect. Line to Zemun was opened in 1956, and in time three lines across the Sava river were formed: Line 14 – Zeleni Venac-Gornji Grad (Zemun) (which was considered a successor line to the pre-war tram line), Line 15 – Zeleni Venac-Novi Grad (Zemun) and Line 16 – Zeleni Venac-Pohorska, New Belgrade.
During this period, trolleybus became part of the Belgrade's sub-culture due to the activity of kešanje (slang for hanging onto something). Instead of entering the vehicle and paying for the ticket, the teenagers and young adults would grab onto the trolley pole on the outside.
1970s decline
Since the late 1960s, city authorities began to consider abolishing the trolleybus network completely. In 1973 all three lines across the river were terminated and by the ending of Branko Pešić’s tenure as the mayor of Belgrade in 1974, only one line survived, Kalemegdan-Kruševačka, Lekino Brdo. It was planned for it to be abolished, too, but already in the mid-1970s, after several types of research, city government changed the opinion and began developing the trolleybus network again.
1980s revitalization
By the early 1980s, new neighborhoods planned to become part of the network were Konjarnik, Miljakovac, Učiteljsko Naselje, Medaković, Banjica, Kumodraž, and Zvezdara. By 1982 trolleybuses reached Konjarnik (Line 19) and Učiteljsko Naselje (Line 21) and the Line 28, connecting Kalemegdan to Zvezdara opened in 1983. In 1985 Line 41 connected Kalemegdan to Banjica II and |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LUXE | LUXE is an electro soul and dream pop compilation released via Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. The program was announced on May 3, 2017, with the lead single "One Thing" by Tei Shi. Curated by Adult Swim staff member, Shannon McKnight, the compilation of 15 tracks was released in-full on May 10, 2017.
Track listing
References
Adult Swim compilation albums
2017 compilation albums |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Mr.%20Pickles%20episodes | Mr. Pickles is an American animated sitcom, which aired from September 21, 2014 to November 18, 2019, on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. The series revolves around the Goodman family and their demonic dog Mr. Pickles.
Series overview
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Episodes
Pilot (2013)
Season 1 (2014)
Season 2 (2016)
Season 3 (2018)
Series Finale (2019)
References
Mr. Pickles
Mr. Pickles |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20Network%20Express | Ocean Network Express Holdings, Ltd. (ONE) is a Japanese container transportation and shipping company jointly owned by the Japanese shipping Lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and K Line. Launched in 2017 as a joint venture, ONE inherited the container shipping operations of its parent companies, corresponding to a combined fleet capacity of about 1.4 million TEU.
History
ONE was founded in 2016 as a joint venture between Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and K Line. The company was formed as part of a larger process of consolidation that was occurring in the container shipping industry at that time, affected by poor profits and surplus capacity. It merged the container shipping divisions of the three companies, forming the sixth-largest container shipping company in the world at that time. NYK controls a 38% stake of the joint venture, while MOL and K Line own 31% each.
After starting corporate and sales activities in October 2017, the company began trading in April 2018, with headquarters in Japan, business operation headquarters in Singapore and regional headquarters in United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong, and Brazil, and local offices in 90 countries.
On 2 April 2018, ONE Minato (ordered by K Line, and originally named Minato Bridge) was launched from Imabari Shipbuilding as trial. The vessel has a capacity of 14,000 TEU, and has been re-painted in magenta.
On 15 May 2018, the first magenta painted vessel was delivered and added into the fleet. ONE Commitment (formerly known as MOL Commitment, built in 2013), started her maiden voyage at Singapore and reached Yantian International Container Terminals in China. Sailing under Japanese flag, the vessel operates on THE Alliance PN2 service calling Japan, China, US and Canada with a total capacity of 8,560 TEU.
On 12 June 2018, the newly built ONE Stork was delivered and launched from Hiroshima, Kure Shipyard in Japan. This vessel was originally intended as NYK Stork, as part of the 8 Bird-class container ship sister ships, ordered and owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and chartered to ONE. The ship has a capacity of 14,000 TEUs and is magenta painted. The first deployment was instructed towards North America East Coast, after calling several loading ports in China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
On 7 July 2018, ONE Competence made fast at the Port of Oakland. The vessel was built in 2008 as MOL Competence, to carry over 8000 TEUs. She has recently been repainted in magenta, following the intended plan to rebrand over 240 vessels in the fleet.
In August 2018, ONE ordered more than 14,000 refrigerated containers.
In December 2018, ONE and PSA International signed an agreement to form a joint venture at Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore to conduct container operations in the terminal, starting in the first half of 2019.
On 30 November 2020, the container ship ONE Apus lost an estimated 1816 containers overboard during severe weather while traveling from Yanti |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaid%20Inc. | Plaid is a financial services company based in San Francisco, California. The company builds a data transfer network that powers fintech and digital finance products.
Plaid's product, a technology platform, enables applications to connect with users’ bank accounts. It allows consumers and businesses to interact with their bank accounts, check balances, and make payments through different financial technology applications. The company operates in the U.S., Canada, the UK, France, Spain, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
On January 13, 2020, Visa announced it was intending to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion. Visa later abandoned the deal after opposition by the United States Department of Justice due to data privacy, antitrust risks and monopolist reasons.
History
Plaid was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey. The pair originally attempted to build consumer financial management products, including budgeting and bookkeeping software. When confronted with difficulties in connecting bank accounts required for these tools, they decided to pivot their core business focus to a unified banking API.
Services
Plaid builds a data transfer network that powers Fintech and digital finance products. From the consumer side, this means they allow common apps such as Venmo and Chime to offer banking services without having to develop all the infrastructure themselves. For immediate linking of their bank funds, users of the apps are required to share their bank login credentials with Plaid. For some banks, Plaid will not receive user credentials and instead users will authorize access to bank data through their bank's portal.
In October 2020, Plaid announced the "all-new Plaid Link" to reduce the steps necessary to connect financial products.
The company added an instant payout feature based on the Real Time Payments (RTP) network to the Plaid Transfer product in April 2023. The service lets businesses disburse loan payments, payout insurance or wages in real-time.
Funding
In late 2013, Plaid raised a $2.8million seed round from Spark Capital, Google Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates. In 2014, Plaid raised $12.5million from New Enterprise Associates.
On December 11, 2018, the company announced a $250million Series C round with a valuation of $2.65billion. The funding round was led by Mary Meeker, with Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures joining as new investors. Former backers Goldman Sachs, NEA and Spark Capital also participated. It was later revealed by Plaid that both Visa and Mastercard had invested in the round.
On April 7, 2021, Plaid raised a $425million Series D at a valuation of $13.4 billion.
Acquisitions
In January 2019, Plaid acquired competitor Quovo for $200 million.
On January 13, 2020, Plaid announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Visa for $5.3 billion. The deal was double the company's most recent Series C round valuation of $2.65 billion, and was expected to close in the next 3–6 mon |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachelle%20Henry | Rachelle Henry (born December 16, 2000) is an American actress and filmmaker. She played the role of Sandy Hobbs in the TLC (TV network) Series Escaping the Prophet and Lissa Golaski in Depth, the film prequel to the Soma (video game) by Frictional Games. She is also known for directing and producing short films containing messages of social influence and coming of age themes including Missing, Defining Moments, and Almost Boyfriends.
Early life and career
Rachelle Henry was born on December 16, 2000 in Richland, Washington and raised in Seattle. She began acting, modeling and training at the age of 6 and was cast in the title role of Twelfth Night Productions' Oliver! at the age of 10. Soon after, she began to appear regularly in television commercials and independent films throughout the Pacific Northwest.
At age 15, Henry won a grant from Adobe Systems to produce a project about social change as part of the Adobe Pitch Project in association with Reel Grrls. She produced and directed the short film Missing for which she won the Best Director Award at the 2016 Premio Cinematographico Palena Film Festival in Palena, Italy and Best Short Film with a Social Message at the 2016 NEZ International Film Festival in Kolkata, India.
Henry was nominated in two categories at the 38th Young Artist Academy Awards and won the award for "Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actress" on March 17, 2017 for her work as Daisy in the short film, Jersey Gurl. That same week, The Young Entertainer Awards named Rachelle "Best Young Actress in a Short Film" for her portrayal as Alex, a young pick pocket in the film Grifters which she also produced. In 2019 she was named Best Young Actress for her work in the film Mehndi which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival and was an official selection at the Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. She was nominated in four categories for the 40th Young Artist Academy Awards and was the first recipient of the award for Best Producer.
Henry co-starred in several film festival projects including Creased, featured at the San Diego Asian Film Festival 2016 and the HollyShorts Film Festival, Losing It, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival as well as the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, and as the alter ego of the Capitol Hill Massacre killer in the 2017 film Wallflower which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2017. In 2018, Henry appeared alongside Willow Shields (The Hunger Games) and Meg DeLacy (The Fosters) in the feature film Woodstock or Bust which was named Best Feature Film at the Artetmis Film Festival at the Laemmle Theater. The same year, Rachelle played Molly in the feature film, My Summer as a Goth, for which she earned a nomination for best supporting actress.
In 2019, Henry co-starred as Lisa Hunt, oldest daughter of Watergate mastermind E. Howard Hunt, in the Starz Watergate era television series Gaslit starring Sean Penn, Julia Roberts and Dan Stevens. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informatics%20General | Informatics General Corporation, earlier Informatics, Inc., was an American computer software company in existence from 1962 through 1985 and based in Los Angeles, California. It made a variety of software products, and was especially known for its Mark IV file management and report generation product for IBM mainframes, which became the best-selling corporate packaged software product of its time. It also ran computer service bureaus and sold turnkey systems to specific industries. By the mid-1980s Informatics had revenues of near $200 million and over 2,500 employees.
Computer historian Martin Campbell-Kelly, in his 2003 volume From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog: A History of the Software Industry, considers Informatics to be an exemplar of the independent, middle-sized software development firms of its era, and the Computer History Museum as well as the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota have conducted a number of oral histories of the company's key figures. Historian Jeff Yost identifies Informatics as a pioneering "system integration" company, similar to System Development Corporation. The Chicago Tribune wrote that Informatics was "long a legend in software circles".
Informatics General was acquired by Sterling Software in 1985 in what was the first hostile takeover in the software industry. Immediately, Sterling Software became a member of the largest corporations within the software industry, with $200 million in revenue.
Background and founding
Walter F. Bauer (1924–2015), the main founder of Informatics, was from Michigan and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1951. His early work was at the Michigan Aeronautical Research Center; the National Bureau of Standards, where he programmed the early digital SEAC computer; and for Boeing's BOMARC interceptor missile. He became a manager at the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation in charge of a unit with 400 employees and two computers, an IBM 704 and a UNIVAC 1103A, and in 1958 joined the merged Thompson Ramo Wooldridge company. Bauer later said that he "was never a green eyeshade programmer" nor a "strong technologist", but being a systems person and a manager gave him a good grasp of computer systems and their capabilities.
Another key founder was Werner L. Frank (1929–), who during 1954–55 had done programming work on the ILLIAC I at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was then recruited by Bauer and joined Ramo-Wooldridge in 1955, where he did numerical analysis and programming in assembly language and FORTRAN. Working with pioneers of scientific computing such as David M. Young, Jr. and George Forsythe, Frank published several important articles on numerical analysis in Journal of the ACM and other publications. By 1958, Ramo-Wooldridge had been acquired by Thompson Products, Inc. and come to be known as TRW Inc.; Frank then did early programming on several defense industry computers, including the AN/U |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujit%20Nair | Sujit Nair (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian political commentator and former advertising executive. Currently, he is the chairperson and managing editor of HW News Network. He also runs two shows named Truth Be Told and Editorial.
Early life and career
Born in Thane, Nair's father Mr. P Balakrishnan Nair was a naval officer and his mother Satyabhama Nair is a homemaker. He completed his schooling from St. John's The Baptist High School. He received his both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the Mumbai University.
Executive director at Lowe Lintas
He was a former Executive Director at Lowe Lintas. His experience in direct marketing, mainline advertising, rural marketing and activation helped build a lot of successful brands. During his work in Lowe Lintas he attracted to cooperation a lot of companies such as Tata, Idea Cellular and Castrol. He was also a key member in overseeing Lowe Lintas operations in Kochi, South India, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Lowe Lintas began its south Indian operations under his management as a president with Mayden Pharma that became its first partner in Kochi.
Digital media seminars and campaigns
Sujit had shown his support to New Media that launched the nationwide Cop-Community Connect seminars to ensure the safety of the denizens of the city. He supported the campaign The Alert Mumbaikar, which promoted public awareness about the issues related to public safety.
Current Work
Chairperson and managing editor of HW News Network
Sujit is the Chairperson and Managing Editor of HW News Network. HW News is a digital News channel which focuses on Social, Political & Economic scenario of India.
As an ongoing strategic process, HW News tied up with South Live. Both the platforms, that roll out a horde of news items across different genres, with HW News specializing in churning out political stories, aim to have a far-reaching impact of authentic journalism especially in the stream of politics.
Other affiliations
Sujit also started IACA (India Against Child Abuse) a self-help group to gather like-minded people for raising awareness against child abuse and to help children avail their rights.
References
External links
Living people
1970 births
Indian political journalists
21st-century Indian journalists
People from Thane
Journalists from Mumbai
Indian advertising directors
University of Mumbai alumni
Managing editors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20Digital%20TV | First Digital TV is a Digital Terrestrial Television Network based in Ghana. It is headquartered in Accra and provides a range of media services.
References
Mass media in Ghana |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department%20of%20Information%20Technology%20%28Botswana%29 | The department of information technology formerly known as the Government Computer Bureau, is in the ministry of transport and communications from a department called the Ministry of communications science and technology.
Services Offered by the department of information technology
The department of information technology has several major services it provides to the government of Botswana, including the following:
Government website hosting
Creating internet connectivity and other information technology related services across the public sector of Botswana
References
External links
Government of Botswana |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor%20Fomin | Fedor V. Fomin is a professor of Computer Science at the University of Bergen. He is known for his work in algorithms and graph theory. He received his PhD in 1997 at St. Petersburg State University under Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov.
Books
Fomin is the co-author of three books:
Awards and honours
With his co-authors Erik Demaine, Mohammad Hajiaghayi, and Dimitrios Thilikos, he received the 2015 European Association for Theoretical Computer Science Nerode Prize for his work on bidimensionality. Together with Fabrizio Grandoni and Dieter Kratsch, he received the 2017 Nerode Prize for his work on Measure & Conquer.
In 2019 Fomin was named an EATCS Fellow for "his fundamental contributions in the fields of parametrized complexity and exponential algorithms".
Fomin is elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences,
and the Academia Europaea.
References
External links
1968 births
Living people
Norwegian computer scientists
Russian computer scientists
Graph theorists
Academic staff of the University of Bergen
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter%20Kandan | Porter Kandan is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu. The film stars M. K. Radha and G. Varalakshmi.
Cast
The list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.
M. K. Radha
G. Varalakshmi
Valayapathy G. Muthukrishnan
D. Balasubramaniam
T. S. Durairaj
T. P. Muthulakshmi
M. N. Nambiar
R. Lalitha
S. V. Subbaiah
Rajamani
M. K. Mustafa
K. Doraisami
'Master' Babuji
'Baby' Maheswari
Production
The film was produced by V. L. Narasu under the banner Narasu Studios (a subsidiary of Narasu coffee company) and was directed by K. Vembu. P. Chengaiah wrote the story while the dialogues were written by M. S. Kannan, Novelist Sandilyan and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. Cinematography was by M. Masthan while the editing was done by R. Rajagopal and Balaraman. A. K. Sekar was the art director while P. G. Chellappa was the choreographer. Still photography was done by R. P. Sarathy.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy while the lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi, Ambikapathy, Azha. Valliyappa and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. Playback singers are Thiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan, Sellamuthu, Madhavan, V. N. Sundaram, Ghantasala, Jikki, K. Rani, Baby Rajakumari, Krishnaveni and Baby Jaya.
References
External links
Indian drama films
Indian black-and-white films
Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
1950s Tamil-language films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada%20Lovelace%20Award | The Ada Lovelace Award is given in honor of the English mathematician and computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, by the Association for Women in Computing. Founded in 1981, as the Service Award, which was given to Thelma Estrin, it was named the Augusta Ada Lovelace Award, the following year.
The award is given to individuals who have excelled in either of two areas: outstanding scientific/technical achievement and/or extraordinary service to the computing community through accomplishments and contributions on behalf of women in computing.
Award winners
See also
BCS Lovelace Medal
References
External links
Ada Lovelace Awards web page
1981 in women's history
1981 establishments in the United States
Awards established in 1981
American science and technology awards
Ada Lovelace |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ%20Kettler | CJ Kettler is an American television producer, media executive, and entrepreneur. She has held senior management positions with Hearst, MTV Networks, Vestron, Oxygen Media, Channel One News, Travelzoo, LIME, and others.
Kettler served as CEO and chair of Channel One News (2012–2014) and after selling it to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, she served as EVP, chief of consumer brands and strategy at HMH until May 2017. As of December 2017, Kettler serves as the president of King Features Syndicate, a division of Hearst.
Career
After completing Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Smith College, Kettler started her career at CBS in programming research, moving on to McCann Erickson and then MTV. At Vestron Video she managed the Children’s Video Library.
After selling Sunbow Entertainment to Sony, Kettler worked as president of sales and marketing at Oxygen Media. In 2005, she founded the lifestyle brand LIME. Lime was sold to Gaiam in July 2007.
From 2008 to 2013, Kettler was a partner at Propeller Partners. She served as president of Travelzoo, and also held positions at CBS, McCann-Erickson, Vestron, and MTV Networks.
Kettler joined Channel Channel One News as CEO in November 2012. And served as EVP, Chief of Consumer Brands & Strategy at HMH until May 2017.
In December 2017, she was named as the president of King Features Syndicate to focus on their new initiatives across multiple media platforms.
Production credits
As a television producer, Kettler was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program for Carmen Sandiego. She produced several animated series. She is currently executive producer of The Cuphead Show! For Netflix. Her credits include:
Appointments and awards
Kettler is on the board of directors at the Environmental Working Group. In 2006, she received The Highest Leaf Award from the Women’s Venture Fund. In 2018, she received Emmy nomination for Carmen Sandiego, Outstanding Children’s Program.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American television executives
Smith College alumni
Place of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-hop%20routing | Multi-hop routing (or multihop routing) is a type of communication in radio networks in which network coverage area is larger than radio range of single nodes. Therefore, to reach some destination a node can use other nodes as relays.
Since the transceiver is the major source of power consumption in a radio node and long distance transmission requires high power, in some cases multi-hop routing can be more energy efficient than single-hop routing.
Typical applications of multi-hop routing:
Wireless sensor networks
Wireless mesh networks
Mobile ad hoc networks
Smart phone ad hoc networks
Mobile networks with stationary multi-hop relays
References
Wireless networking |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20McCloskey | Helen McCloskey was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
According to All American League data, Helen McCloskey played in the league in its 1944 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
The All American League folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since 1988 that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.
Sources
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Jr.%20%28Israeli%20TV%20channel%29 | Nick Jr. in Israel was launched as a programming block in 2003. On 7 February 2012, it became a channel.
References
Israel
Television channels in Israel
Television channels and stations established in 2012
Children's television networks |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NjRAT | njRAT, also known as Bladabindi, is a remote access tool (RAT) with user interface or trojan which allows the holder of the program to control the end-user's computer. It was first found in June 2013 with some variants traced to November 2012. It was made by a hacking organization from different countries called M38dHhM and was often used against targets in the Middle East. It can be spread through phishing and infected drives.
To date, there are many versions of this virus, the most famous of which is njRAT Green Edition.
About the program and its whereabouts
A surge of njRAT attacks was reported in India in July 2014. In an attempt to disable njRAT's capabilities, Microsoft took down four million websites in 2014 while attempting to filter traffic through no-ip.com domains.
In March 2016, Softpedia reported that spam campaigns spreading remote access trojans such as njRAT were targeting Discord. In October 2020, Softpedia also reported the appearance of a cracked VMware download that would download njRAT via Pastebin. Terminating the process would crash the computer.
An Islamic State website was hacked in March 2017 to display a fake Adobe Flash Player update download, which instead downloaded the njRAT trojan.
In January 2023, outbreaks of Trojan infections were seen in the Middle East. The attackers used .cab files with supposedly political conversation, when opened, they launched a .vbs script that downloaded malware from the cloud.
Architecture
NjRAT, like many remote access trojans, works on the principle of a reverse backdoor, that is, it requires open ports on the attacker's computer. After creating the malware (client) and opening it, the attacker's server receives a request from the client side. After a successful connection, the attacker can control the victim's computer by sending commands to the server when the client part processes them. Additionally, the trojan can inject its code into legitimate processes such as RegSvcs.exe and RegAsm.exe, as well as run itself through Task Scheduler.
Features
The following list of features is not exhaustive, but is critical to understanding the capabilities of this Trojan.
Are common
Manipulate files
Open a remote shell, allowing the attacker to use the command line
Open a process manager to kill processes
Manipulate the system registry
Record the computer's camera and microphone
Log keystrokes
Remote desktop (management of a search box and keyboard, obtaining a monitor image)
Steal passwords stored in web browsers or in other applications-.3
Green Edition
Change icon when creating a virus
Some comic functions of the "fun" section
Golden Edition
Port check
Selecting the connection protocol (TCP or UDP)
prohibition of processes by the method of interval closure
Danger Edition
Ability to add a password to the server
News window
Artificially increase the weight of the final virus
Possibility to add the function of prohibiting processes to the virus
Changeabl |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving%20Miss%20Crazy | "Driving Miss Crazy" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of Pretty Little Liars, and the show's 157th episode overall, which premiered on the Freeform network in the United States on June 6, 2017. It was co-written by executive producer Oliver Goldstick and Francesca Rollins, and directed by Goldstick. They had previously worked on the ninth episode of the sixth season.
In this episode, Mona (Janel Parrish) teams up with the Liars to investigate on Alison's pregnancy and on the Liars' Lament board game. Ezra (Ian Harding) and Aria (Lucy Hale) discuss their marriage, while Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) proposes to Hanna (Ashley Benson). Meanwhile, Spencer (Troian Bellisario) reconnects with biological mother Mary (Andrea Parker), creating a feud between Spencer and Mr. Hastings (Nolan North).
Plot
"A.D." enlists Aria to leave a burner phone on the Hastings residence, connecting it to the house's network to reproduce a recording which contains a conversation between Peter and Mary, in the aftermath of Jessica's death, six years prior. It ultimately leads a discussion between Spencer and her parents. Peter defends himself by saying that he would do anything to protect his family, including killing. Spencer is shocked by her father's imprudence, and Veronica relinquishes her Senatorial position. Flashbacks show that Mary visited the Hastings residence when Veronica and her daughters were traveling. She, Peter and Jessica had an argument the same night. Later, Mary takes Spencer to the Lost Woods Resort, where she reveals that Jessica and Peter were plotting against her. Mary then took revenge on the two and used the plan to kill Jessica instead, leaving her body on Peter's yard. Mary asks Spencer if she wants to run away, mother and daughter, but Spencer rejects the offer, saying that she needs to help her friends.
Aria's relationship with Ezra cools off while she continues to blame herself for being a tormentor's assistant. They enroll in dance classes, but Ezra isn't able to understand what's going on with his fiancée. Ezra then begins to think that Aria has not yet forgiven the fact that he had approached her to write a book about Alison, but Aria denies it. "A.D." machinations lead Aria to dream a strange nightmare. In the nightmare, Mona sings a rendition of "Jailhouse Rock", while Ezra is an inmate who is beaten by several other inmates. The black-and-white number ends with Veronica Hastings proffering Ezra and Aria's marriage, with Aria trying to apologize for what she did. As a reward for having obeyed the orders, "A.D." give Aria one piece of the puzzle and some confidential files.
Detective Furey visits Hanna on her apartment the day after the Radley's flood. He indirectly accuses Caleb and Hanna of being responsible for the flood in an attempt to protect Spencer. Furey then reveals that he has other crucial evidence that could led him to Dunhill's killer, and Hanna worries. She then goes to the Liar's Lament board game to play |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Glove%20That%20Rocks%20the%20Cradle | "The Glove That Rocks the Cradle" is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season of Pretty Little Liars, and the show's 156th episode overall, which premiered on the Freeform network in the United States on May 30, 2017. The installment was directed by Paula Hunziker and written by executive producer Maya Goldsmith.
Plot
Spencer (Troian Bellisario) steals a hard drive on Lucas (Brendan Robinson) from Marco's (Nicholas Gonzalez) apartment about Lucas' alibi confession to the police the night Archer was killed. "A.D." sends Aria (Lucy Hale) to destroy Alison (Sasha Pieterse) and Emily's (Shay Mitchell) nursery, while wearing the black "A" hoodie. She almost gets caught by Emily and is forced to flee. In Hanna's (Ashley Benson) turn at the game, A.D. makes her pick up something at the computer repair shop and bring it to Rosewood High School. The Liars have a confrontation with Lucas where he explains to them that he didn’t know Charles and Charlotte were the same person, or that Charlotte was “A.” They only stayed friends over email. A second comic book exists and this one depicts turning vengeance into a game. The girls find the nursery and Emily realizes that "A.D." must have a helper who was destroying the nursery while they were at the high school. Aria breaks down in remorse after her plot to destroy the nursery. Meanwhile, Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) and Hanna return to Lucas’s loft with the hard drive Hanna picked up based on “A.D.”s instructions. The audio file contains a Patsy Cline song. Hanna remembers that “A” played a different Patsy song back in the Dollhouse. Alison finally admits her feelings to Emily and shares a kiss with her.
Meanwhile, "A.D." has the second comic book. They are shown sketching the ending of the comic book. They draw a gravestone and write “Here lies.."
Production
The episode was directed by Paula Hunziker and written by Maya Goldsmith. The table-read occurred on August 22, 2016, while it was filmed between late August and early September 2016 in and around Los Angeles, California, mostly on the backlot of the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank.
The score is composed by Michael Suby, who works on the series since the premiere. The episode features the songs 'Who Saved Who'' by Mindy Smith and Matthew Perryman Jones, "You Belong to Me" by Patsy Cline, and ''Same Devil'' by Dave Matthews.
This episode features recurring appearances from Nicholas Gonzalez as Detective Marco Furey, Brendan Robinson as Lucas Gottesman, and Karis Campbell as a commentator. Jim Titus and Klea Scott return for the series in a recurring capacity as Officer Barry Maple and Jillian Howe, respectively.
Reception
Ratings
"The Glove That Rocks the Cradle" was first broadcast on May 30, 2017, in the United States on Freeform. The episode was watched by 0.90 million Americans and scored a 0.4 Nielsen rating/share in the adults among the 18–49 demographic, ranking in the position number 8; both values were a light increase from the previous |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nar%20Cabico | Russ Narcies "Nar" Cabico (born September 16, 1990) is a Filipino singer, stage and TV actor known after being the grand champion of GMA Network's singing contest, Superstar Duets.
Career
Before entering showbiz, Cabico was already a theatre actor. The last stage play he did was "3 Stars and a Sun", wherein he sang music from the late Francis Magalona. He then appeared in the show Beautiful Strangers. In 2016, he became the first grand champion of the singing contest Superstar Duets.
Filmography
Television
Films
Discography
References
External links
1990 births
Living people
Filipino LGBT singers
Filipino LGBT actors
Filipino television presenters
21st-century Filipino male actors
Filipino male comedians
GMA Network personalities
GMA Music artists
Filipino male stage actors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse | The fediverse (a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe") is an ensemble of social networks, which, while independently hosted, can communicate with each other. ActivityPub, a W3C standard, is the most widely used protocol that powers the fediverse. Users on different websites can send and receive updates from others across the network. Noted fediverse platforms include Mastodon, Lemmy, PeerTube, and Pixelfed.
Nearly all fediverse platforms are free and open-source software.
History
The term "fediverse" was first used to describe the network formed by software using the OStatus protocol, such as GNU Social, Mastodon, and Friendica.
In January 2018, the W3C presented the ActivityPub protocol, aiming to improve the interoperability between different software packages run on a wide network of servers. By 2019, a majority of software that was previously using OStatus had switched to ActivityPub, and the term "fediverse" came to refer to the ActivityPub-based federated network.
Certain social networks, including Threads and Tumblr, have expressed interest in adding fediverse-compatibility.
Design
While a traditional social networking site will host all its content on servers owned by the parent company, the decentralized social media sites that make up the fediverse allow any individual or organization to host their own servers (referred to as an "instance").
Every instance is independent, and can set its own rules and expectations. Even so, much like how users of one email service such as Gmail can still send emails to users of another service such as Outlook, users may still view content and interact with users on any other instance in the fediverse. A user on one Mastodon instance, for example, may still view and interact with posts made by a user on a different Mastodon instance.
Instances hosted by different social networking services may communicate with one another as well. A user on the microblogging platform Misskey, for example, may view and interact with posts made by users on Mastodon. Some fediverse networks even allow users to interact with multiple social networking formats from the same platform. For example, kbin allows users to interact with discussion forums (like those hosted on Lemmy instances) as well as microblog posts (as can be found on Mastodon).
Software
There are many different software packages and services that allow users to participate in the fediverse. Some of them vaguely resemble Twitter in style (for example, Mastodon, Misskey, GNU social, and Pleroma, which are similar in their microblogging function), while others include more communication and transaction options that are instead comparable to Facebook (such as is the case with Friendica and Hubzilla). There are also third-party plugins for many CMSs such as WordPress and Drupal, as well as bridges for other protocols such as RSS and Matrix.
See also
ActivityPub
Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking
IndieWeb |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Gazit | Mark Gazit is an expert on cyber security, Artificial Intelligence, financial technology, and big data. A business executive and serial entrepreneur, Gazit today serves as President and CEO of ThetaRay.
Life and education
Gazit studied computer science and mathematics at Hebrew University and senior business administration at Tel Aviv University. He also attended the YPO executive management studies at Harvard Business School.
Business activities
From 1993 to 1995, Gazit worked as a computer consultant. In 1995, he co-founded NetMedia, which was sold to NetVision in 1996. At NetVision, Gazit served as an executive vice president of technology and infrastructure and a deputy CEO. In May 2000, he joined Deltathree Ltd. as CEO and Deltathree Inc. as corporate executive vice president. In 2003, Gazit joined SkyVision, a global provider of secure communications, as president and group CEO. Later he served as managing director of NICE Cyber and Intelligence Solutions.
In 2013, Gazit joined ThetaRay, a big data analytics and fintech software company, as CEO.
Today, Gazit also serves on numerous industry boards, including as Chairman of the Public Board for Cyber for the Israeli Export & International Cooperation Institute (IEICI), a member of the Technology Board of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and board member of the Israeli American Chamber of Commerce.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Security experts |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manamulla%20Maruthaaram | Manamulla Maruthaaram () is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language film directed by W. R. Subba Rao, starring K. Balaji and B. Saroja Devi.
Cast
List compiled from the database of Film News Anandan and from the film credits. (See External links)
Dance
Mohana
Madhuri
Shantha
Eswar Lal
Featured Artistes
K. Balaji
K. A. Thangavelu
Muthukrishnan
Nagesh
Sedhupathi
Soundar
Balu
Govindan
Sayeeram
B. Saroja Devi
T. P. Muthulakshmi
Manorama
C. T. Rajakantham
Kumudhini
Gamini
Kalavathi
Baby Premalatha
Seetha
Shanthakumari
Kandhala Devi
P. Susheela
Production
The film was produced by Padma Films and was directed by M. S. Ramnath and W. R. Subba Rao who also handled the Cinematography. Murasoli Maran wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the original story by Pandit Mukhram Sharma. Art direction was by C. HE. Prasad Rao while the choreography was done by Sampath and Chinni Lal. R. P. Sarathy handled the still photography. The film was shot ast Bharani studios and processed at Madras Cine Lab.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi.
References
External links
1950s Tamil-language films
Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Indian black-and-white films
Indian drama films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default%20Credential%20vulnerability | A Default Credential vulnerability is a type of vulnerability in a computing device that most commonly affects devices having some pre-set (default) administrative credentials to access all configuration settings. The vendor or manufacturer of such devices uses a single pre-defined set of admin credentials to access the device configurations, and any potential hacker can misuse this fact to hack such devices, if those credentials are not changed by consumers.
Examples
There are several Proof-of-Concept (POC), as well as real world worms running across internet, which are configured to search for systems set with a default username and password. Voyager Alpha Force, Zotob, and MySpooler are a few examples of POC malware which scan the Internet for specific devices, and try to login using the default credentials.
In the real world, many forms of malware, such as Mirai, have used this vulnerability. Once devices have been compromised by exploiting the Default Credential vulnerability, they can themselves be used for various harmful purposes, such as carrying out Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. In one particular incident, a hacker was able to gain access and control of a large number of networks including those of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Imagination, Capital Market Strategies L, by leveraging the fact that they were using the default credentials for their NetGear switch.
References
See also
Attack (computing)
Threat (computer)
Web security exploits |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prag%20Cine%20Awards%20North-East%202017 | Prag Cine Awards North-East 2017 is a ceremony, presented by the Prag Network, honoured the actors, technical achievements, and films censored in 2016 from Assam and rest of Northeast India, took place on June 17–18, 2017 at Kokrajhar, Assam.
Winners and nominees
In this edition of Prag Cine Awards, awards were given in 26 different categories to the Assamese films produced from Assam and other language films produced from Northeast India which were censored in the year of 2016. Maj Rati Keteki topped the nomination list with ten nominations.
Awards for films from Assam
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Awards for films from rest of northeast India
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Other awards
Best Book on Film – Xukhi Manuhor Chalachitra Aru Onainyo by Pranjal Bora
Jury’s Special Mention
Mahaendra Rabha (Child Artist, Maj Rati Keteki)
Bipasha Daimari (Child Artist, Zero: the value of life)
Jury Special Honour – Kulada Kumar Bhattacharya (Dikchow Banat Palaax)
Special Felicitation for Contribution to Assamese Cinema – Rajesh Jashpal (Gaane Ki Aane)
References
Cinema of Assam |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority%20search%20tree | In computer science, a priority search tree is a tree data structure for storing points in two dimensions. It was originally introduced by Edward M. McCreight. It is effectively an extension of the priority queue with the purpose of improving the search time from O(n) to O(s + log n) time, where n is the number of points in the tree and s is the number of points returned by the search.
Description
The priority search tree is used to store a set of 2-dimensional points ordered by priority and by a key value. This is accomplished by creating a hybrid of a priority queue and a binary search tree.
The result is a tree where each node represents a point in the original dataset. The point contained by the node is the one with the lowest priority. In addition, each node also contains a key value used to divide the remaining points (usually the median of the keys, excluding the point of the node) into a left and right subtree. The points are divided by comparing their key values to the node key, delegating the ones with lower keys to the left subtree, and the ones strictly greater to the right subtree.
Operations
Construction
The construction of the tree requires O(n log n) time and O(n) space. A construction algorithm is proposed below:
tree construct_tree(data) {
if length(data) > 1 {
node_point = find_point_with_minimum_priority(data) // Select the point with the lowest priority
reduced_data = remove_point_from_data(data, node_point)
node_key = calculate_median(reduced_data) // calculate median, excluding the selected point
// Divide the points
left_data = []
right_data = []
for (point in reduced_data) {
if point.key <= node_key
left_data.append(point)
else
right_data.append(point)
}
left_subtree = construct_tree(left_data)
right_subtree = construct_tree(right_data)
return node // Node containing the node_key, node_point and the left and right subtrees
} else if length(data) == 1 {
return leaf node // Leaf node containing the single remaining data point
} else if length(data) == 0 {
return null // This node is empty
}
}
Grounded range search
The priority search tree can be efficiently queried for a key in a closed interval and for a maximum priority value. That is, one can specify an interval [min_key, max_key] and another interval [-, max_priority] and return the points contained within it. This is illustrated in the following pseudo code:
points search_tree(tree, min_key, max_key, max_priority) {
root = get_root_node(tree)
result = []
if get_child_count(root) > 0 {
if get_point_priority(root) > max_priority
return null // Nothing interesting will exist in this branch. Return
if min_key <= get_point_key(root) <= max_key // is the root point one of interest?
result.append(get_point(node))
if min_key < get_node_key(root) // Should we search left subtree?
result.append(se |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus%20Vivo | The Vivo is a lineup of portable computers developed by Asus. It consists of:
laptops (VivoBooks)
All-in-Ones (Vivo AiO)
desktops (VivoPC)
Stick PCs (VivoStick)
Mini PCs (VivoMini)
smartwatches (VivoWatch)
computer mouse (VivoMouse)
tablets (VivoTab).
VivoBook
Some Asus VivoBook models are branded under different series depending on regions and/or time. For example, the VivoBook E12 E203 used to be marketed under the VivoBook E Series but has since been marketed without 'E12' and under the Asus Laptop series.
VivoBook 4K
The Asus VivoBook 4K uses a 15.6" 16:9 IPS 4K (3840 x 2160) display with a color gamut of 72% NTSC, 100% sRGB, and 74% Adobe RGB. The laptop supports up to Intel Core i7 processor, up to 12GB of RAM, up to a 2TB HDD and up to a Nvidia 940M video card. The I/O consists of a combo audio jack, a VGA port, 2x USB 3.0 port(s), 1x USB 2.0 port(s), a RJ45 LAN Jack and a HDMI.
VivoBook E Series
The Asus VivoBook E Series is the successor to the EeeBook and Eee PC lineup of computers. Some of the VivoBook E Series laptops are simply rebadged EeeBook laptops such as the E402 and E202. The VivoBook E Series consists of the E200 (E200HA), E201 (E201NA), E202 (E202SA), E12 E203 (E203NAH and E203NA), E402 (E402SA, E402NA, E402BA and E402BP), E403 (E403SA and E403NA) and E502 (E502NA).
E200 Reception
Windows Central rated the E200HA 4 out of 5 concluded by stating that the E200H has a great design, good touchpad, runs quiet and cool and has good speakers but also commented that it has a bad display and oddly sized keyboard. pcverge gave the E200HA a rating of 74% commenting that it is very inexpensive, light and well-made build with excellent battery life but could be improved with better viewing angles, a better Keyboard and a larger touchpad.
VivoBook F Series
The VivoBook F Series consists of the F200 (F200MA, F200CA and F200LA), F450 ( F450CA and F450CC) and F550 (F550LD).
VivoBook Max
The VivoBook Max Series consists of the X441 (X441SA, X441UV, X441SC, X441NC, X441UA, X441NA and X441UR) and X541 (X541UX, X541UA, X541SA and X541SCM)
VivoBook Pro
The VivoBook Pro is available in twenty two variants:
N550JX
N550JV
N550JK
N551VW
N551JM
N551JB
N551JQ
N551JK
N551JX
N551JW
N551ZU
N552VW
N552VX
N56JK
N56JN
N56JR
N580VD
N750JK
N750JV
N751JZ
N751JK
N752VX
VivoBook S Series (1)
The VivoBook S Series consists S200E, S300 (S300CA), S301 (S301LP and S301LA). S400 (S400CA), S451 (S451LN, S451LB and S451LA), S500 (S500CA), S550 (S550CA, S550CB and S550CM) and S551 (S551LA, S551LB and S551LN)
VivoBook S Series (2)
The VivoBook S Series was revived in 2017 with the VivoBook S15 (S510) at Computex 2017 in May, 2017. At Computer 2018 in June 2018, the VivoBook S Series was updated which included the S15 (S530), S14 (S430) and S13 (S330). In almost all regions, the 2018 models were sold alongside updated 2017 models.
The VivoBook S Series consists of:
S13 (S330UA) - 8th generation Intel Core i processors, Intel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20S.%20Baker | Ryan S. Baker (born 1977 in Naperville, Illinois) is professor of education and computer science at the University of Pennsylvania, and also directs the Penn Center for Learning Analytics. He is known for his role in establishing the educational data mining scientific community, for the Baker Rodrigo Ocumpaugh Monitoring Protocol (BROMP), and for establishing the first automated detector of student disengagement. He was awarded the Educational Research Award for 2018 by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents.
Early life and education
After graduating from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Baker received a Sc.B. in Computer Science (2000) at Brown University, and his Ph.D. (2005) in Human–Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. His doctoral advisers were Kenneth Koedinger and Albert T. Corbett.
Career
Baker is tenured Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. His primary appointment is in the Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Division. He also affiliated with the Department of Computer and Information Science. Prior to joining Penn GSE, Baker was an associate professor in the Department of Human Development at Teachers College, Columbia University from 2013 to 2016; and an affiliate assistant professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 2013-2017. He also served as the Julius and Rosa Sachs Distinguished Lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University from 2012-2013.
Baker is an editor of Computer-Based Learning in Context, associate Editor of the Journal of Educational Data Mining and the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Education. He also is the co-Lead of the Big Data for Education Spoke of the NSF Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub.
Baker was Founding President of the International Educational Data Mining Society, and was one of the first (and current) Associate Editors of the Journal of Educational Data Mining. He served as founding Director of the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center DataShop, at one time the world's largest public repository for educational interaction data.
Baker taught the MOOC Big Data and Education multiple times, on both the Coursera and edX platforms. He also founded the world's first Masters program in Learning analytics.
Research
Baker developed automated detectors that make inferences in real-time about students' affect and motivational and meta-cognitive behaviors, including the first automated detector of student disengagement, and work to link these constructs to long-term student achievement. These automated detectors have been embedded into several online learning systems used at scale in the United States, including ASSISTments.
Baker's research to develop automated detectors of engagement also led to the development of Baker Rodrigo Ocumpaugh Monitoring Protocol (BROMP), a protocol for classroom observation that has been used to study student engagement in a range of settin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint%20Watts | Clint Watts is a senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University and a Foreign Policy Research Institute fellow. He previously was an infantry officer in the United States Army, and was the Executive Officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at United States Military Academy at West Point (CTC). He became a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). He has consulted for the FBI Counterterrorism Division (CTD) and FBI National Security Branch (NSB).
Watts has given expert testimony to the U.S. Congress multiple times, including: to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 5, 2016, about the ISIS's November 2015 Paris attacks and the 2016 Brussels bombings, to the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs about ISIS after the Orlando nightclub shooting, to the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections in a widely reported March 30, 2017 public hearing, and before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity on April 27, 2017, about Russian black propaganda.
His testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian cyberwarfare tactics made multiple headlines, with Slate calling him "Testifier Extraordinaire" and the star of the hearing. Afterwards, CNN profiled him in a piece where they reported he himself was targeted by Russian information warfare after he documented Internet troll techniques. His comment of "follow the trail of dead Russians" was seen as particularly noteworthy by CBS News, Salon, and The American Interest.
Education
Watts earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy in 1995. He subsequently earned a Master of Arts degree from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in 2005.
Career
U.S. Army officer
Watts served in the United States Army as an officer in the infantry. He was the Executive Officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at United States Military Academy at West Point (CTC). After the September 11 attacks, he was recruited into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to help coordinate efforts combating terrorism across multiple agencies.
FBI Agent
Watts worked as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In this capacity he served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). Watts has consulted for the FBI Counterterrorism Division (CTD) and FBI National Security Branch (NSB).
National security research
Watts is a Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) fellow. He joined with FPRI in 2011, and became its Robert A. Fox fellow in the FPRI initiative focusing on Middle East studies. He is a senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University. He does consulting work and teaches for police agencies, intelligence sources, and the military.
Watts wrote for The Daily Beast in August 2016 that Russian propaganda fa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM%20Student%20Research%20Competition | ACM Student Research Competition (abbreviated as ACM SRC or SRC) is an annual multi-tiered research presentation competition conducted by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Microsoft. The competition spans more than 20 major ACM conferences, hosting special poster sessions to showcase research at the undergraduate and graduate level. Selected semi-finalists add a slide presentation and compete for prizes in both undergraduate and graduate categories based on their knowledge, contribution, and quality of presentation. Those taking first place at the second-level competitions are invited to compete in the annual Grand Finals. Three top students in each category are selected as winners each year, representing approximately the top 1-2% of competing students.
First-round conferences include International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH), International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation, and many others.
2016-2017 Grand Finals Winners
2016-2017 Graduate Student Winners:
Kazem Cheshmi, Rutgers University, International Symposium on Code Generation and Optimization (CGO) 2017.
Omid Abari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking 2016
Calvin Loncaric, University of Washington, ACM SIGSOFT FSE 2016
2016-2017 Undergraduate Student Winners:
Victor Lanvin, École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay
Jennifer Vaccaro, Olin College of Engineering
Martin Kellogg, University of Washington
2015-2016 Grand Finals Winners
2015-2016 Graduate Student Winners:
Swarnendu Biswas, Ohio State University
Thomas Degueule, French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA), ACM Modularity 2015 Conference
Christopher Theisen, North Carolina State University, ACM ESEC/FSE 2015 Conference
2015-2016 Undergraduate Student Winners:
Jeevana Priya Inala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
See also
Association for Computing Machinery
Computer science
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
List of computer science conferences
Research
References
External links
ACM Student Research Competition
Association for Computing Machinery
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Microsoft Research
Association for Computing Machinery
Student awards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM%20SIGARCH | ACM SIGARCH is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on computer architecture, a community of computer professionals and students from academia and industry involved in research and professional practice related to computer architecture and design. The organization sponsors many prestigious international conferences in this area, including the International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), recognized as the top conference in this area since 1975. Together with IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Computer Architecture (TCCA), it is one of the two main professional organizations for people working in computer architecture.
ACM SIGARCH was formed in August 1971, initially as a Special Interest Committee (a precursor to a SIG), with Michael J. Flynn as the founding chairman. Flynn was also the founding chairman of IEEE Computer Society's TCCA and encouraged from the beginning, joint cooperation between the two groups. Many of the joint symposiums and conferences are the leading events in the field.
Journal
ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News is a newsletter, started in January 1972, that publishes refereed articles about computer hardware and its interactions with compilers and operating systems.
Conferences
ACM SIGARCH sponsors many top international conferences related to computer architecture.
ASPLOS: ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems
ANCS: ACM/IEEE Symposium on Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems
CCGrid: ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing
HPDC: ACM International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing
ICS: ACM International Conference on Supercomputing
IPDPS: IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium
ISCA: ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Computer Architecture
NANOCOM: ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
NOCS: ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Networks-on-Chip
PACT: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Parallel Architectures and Compilation
SenSys: ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
SPAA: ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures
UCC: IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing
Awards
SIGARCH offers a variety of awards for outstanding contributions to computer architecture:
Maurice Wilkes Award
Eckert-Mauchly Award (with IEEE Computer Society)
ISCA Influential Paper Award (with IEEE-CS TCCA)
Alan D. Berenbaum Distinguished Service Award
ASPLOS Influential Paper Award
See also
Computer engineering
Computer science
Computing
References
External links
SIGARCH
Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Groups |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin%20Stein%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Marvin Stein (1924-2015) was a mathematician and computer scientist, and the "father of computer science" at the University of Minnesota.
Early life
Marvin Stein was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1924 to Russian-Jewish immigrants. The family later moved to Los Angeles, California to treat Stein's mother's tuberculosis. He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1941, and immediately entered University of California, Los Angeles. His studies were interrupted and in 1942 he served in the US Army Signal Corps as a tabulating machine operator, and had a short stint working at IBM. He returned to school after the war and graduated from UCLA in 1947.
Stein did his Ph.D. at the Institute for Numerical Analysis at UCLA (or INA, an ancestor of UCLA's computer science department), where in the summer of 1949 he participated in a seminar on solving linear equations and finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices with several other future luminaries of the domain, including Magnus Hestenes, J. Barkley Rosser, George Forsythe, Cornelius Lanczos, Gertrude Blanch, and William Karush. Magnus Hestenes's work on the conjugate gradient method was a direct outgrowth of this group's work together over the summer. High speed computers were not available yet, so numerical experiments to test theoretical results were performed by hand by Stein and other researchers. Stein in particular studied Rayleigh–Ritz methods of variational problems.
After earning his Ph.D. from the INA in January 1951, Stein was hired as a senior research engineer by aircraft manufacturer Convair in southern California. He primarily worked on missile simulations for the SM-65 Atlas, on which he worked with a UNIVAC 1103. Though the 1103 had been made for and used by the Armed Forces Security Agency under the name "Atlas 2", this was the first commercially sold 1103. Stein's work installing the UNIVAC 1103 with Minnesotan and University of Minnesota alumnus Erwin Tomash introduced him to the emerging computer-science scene in Minnesota in the 1950s.
Stein lost his job with Convair when his security clearance was revoked by the House Un-American Activities Committee on account of Stein's Jewish heritage. It was later re-instated, but Stein had already decided to move on.
University of Minnesota
In 1955, Remington Rand, manufacturer of the UNIVAC computers, heard that the University of Minnesota was considering purchasing a machine from one of Rand's rivals: an IBM 650. Rand offered to simply give the university 400 free hours on a UNIVAC 1103 on the condition that they hire a dedicated faculty member to oversee its operations. Stein was hired in the IT Mathematics department in the University of Minnesota to fulfill this condition, and he assumed stewardship of the UNIVAC. The UNIVAC 1103 was around 60 feet long, 30 feet wide, and weighed over 17 tons.
Stein taught the first University of Minnesota courses on high-speed computation and played a singular role in developing the unive |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice%20Wilkes%20Award | The Association for Computing Machinery SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award is given annually for outstanding contribution to computer architecture by a young computer scientist or engineer; "young" defined as having a career that started within the last 20 years. The award is named after Maurice Wilkes, a computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing such as microprogramming. The award is presented at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture. Prior recipients include:
1998 – Wen-mei Hwu
1999 – Gurindar S. Sohi
2000 – William J. Dally
2001 – Anant Agarwal
2002 – Glenn Hinton
2003 – Dirk Meyer
2004 – Kourosh Gharachorloo
2005 – Steve Scott
2006 – Doug Burger
2007 – Todd Austin
2008 – Sarita Adve
2009 – Shubu Mukherjee
2010 – Andreas Moshovos
2011 – Kevin Skadron
2012 – David Brooks
2013 – Parthasarathy (Partha) Ranganathan
2014 – Ravi Rajwar
2015 – Christos Kozyrakis
2016 – Timothy Sherwood
2017 – Lieven Eeckhout
2018 – Gabriel Loh
2019 – Onur Mutlu
2020 – Luis Ceze and Karin Strauss
2021 – Thomas Wenisch
2022 – Moinuddin Qureshi
2023 – Abhishek Bhattacharjee
See also
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture
Computer engineering
Computer science
Computing
List of computer science awards
List of computer-related awards
References
External links
Official page
Computer-related awards
Computer science awards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20D.%20Berenbaum%20Distinguished%20Service%20Award | The Association for Computing Machinery SIGARCH Alan D. Berenbaum Distinguished Service Award is given for outstanding service in the field of computer architecture and design.
Recipients
Source: ACM
2022 – David A. Wood
2022 – Kathryn S. McKinley
2021 – Per Stenström
2020 – Alvin R. Lebeck
2019 – Margaret Martonosi
2018 – Koen De Bosschere
2016 – Michael Flynn
2014 – Doug DeGroot
2013 – Norman P. Jouppi
2011 – David A. Patterson
2010 – Mary Jane Irwin
2009 – Mark D. Hill
2008 – Alan Berenbaum
See also
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture
Computer engineering
Computer science
Computing
Service
List of computer-related awards
List of computer science awards
References
External links
ACM SIGARCH Alan D. Berenbaum Distinguished Service Award
Computer-related awards
Computer science awards
Distinguished service awards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Red%20Crystal%3A%20The%20Seven%20Secrets%20of%20Life | The Red Crystal: The Seven Secrets of Life is a role-playing video game for MS-DOS developed and published by Quantum Quality Productions in 1994.
Gameplay
Reception
Computer Gaming World in March 1994 described The Red Crystal as "Gauntlet gone amuck". A longer review in April 1994 criticized the game's many "pointless" random encounters, necessity to reroll for "demi-godlike" attributes and use "cowardly hit-and-run" combat tactics to survive, poor documentation, abruptly unwinnable moments, and other flaws. The magazine concluded "we can't believe that it says QQP on this game's box". Reviewing the game for PC Gamer US, Neil Randall wrote, "Despite some clumsy interface elements, Red Crystal is worthwhile. It's fast, fun, and refuses to take itself too seriously." PC Zone offered a negative review, concluding, "Don't ask your friends to play this if you want to keep them." Jörg Langer of Germany's PC Player summarized The Red Crystal as "a very bad game" and a "tragedy". He criticized its sound and found it "disappointing" from a technical angle, calling the collision detection and mouse control "amateurly programmed". Langer argued, "After no more than five minutes, an immense boredom sets in."
In 1996, Computer Gaming World named The Red Crystal the 22nd worst game ever made. The editors called it "deadly proof that QQP should have stuck to strategy/wargames."
References
External links
MobyGames
1994 video games
DOS games
DOS-only games
Fantasy video games
Single-player video games
Role-playing video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games scored by Sam Powell
Quantum Quality Productions games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nam%20Kuzhandai | Nam Kuzhandai () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars R. S. Manohar and S. Varalakshmi.
Cast
List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan
Male cast
R. S. Manohar
N. S. Krishnan
V. Nagayya
A. P. Nagarajan
V. M. Ezhumalai
Female Cast
S. Varalakshmi
T. A. Mathuram
Kumari Lakshmi
Lakshmiprabha
Production
The film was produced by W. M. S. Thambu and was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. P. D. Mathur was in-charge of cinematography while V. B. Nataraja Mudaliar did the editing. Still photography was by R. N. Nagaraja Rao.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy while the lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and Puratchidasan. Singers are V. Nagayya, N. S. Krishnan and S. Varalakshmi and the playback singers are M. S. Anuradha, V. N. Sundaram, U. R. Jeevarathinam, C. S. Pandian, Kothamangalam Seenu, N. L. Ganasaraswathi and Ghantasala.
Notes
References
Indian drama films
Indian black-and-white films
1950s Tamil-language films
Films scored by M. D. Parthasarathy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20Channel%20%28Polish%20TV%20channel%29 | Universal Channel was a Polish pay-tv-channel owned by NBCUniversal. It launched on 1 December 2007 and It was available on the platforms n, Cyfra+, Cyfrowy Polsat and cable networks UPC Polska, Multimedia Polska, Digital Vectra and Toya. After the merger of n and CYFRA+ to Nc+ the channel was removed from the offer of the new platform. On 12 March 2014 it returned to nc+ again.
NBCUniversal announced on 6 June 2017 that the channel's closure on 1 September 2017 is "part of a strategic rebalance of its channels’ portfolio in the market". However, the channel continued broadcasting until 1 January 2018.
Programming
A Touch of Frost
Air Force One Is Down
Aquarius
Arrow
Band of Brothers
Baywatch
Californication
Castle
Columbo
CSI: Miami
Der letzte Bulle
Dexter
Diagnosis Murder
Futurama
Hawaii Five-0
JAG
John from Cincinnati
Law & Order
Monk
Psych
Ring of Fire
Royal Pains
Scandal
Sleeper Cell
Stalker
Stargate
Stargate Universe
The Disappearance
The District
The Good Wife
The Librarians
The Mentalist
The Sopranos
Walker, Texas Ranger
References
External links
Defunct television channels in Poland
Television channels and stations established in 2007
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2017
Universal Networks International |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve%20V | The Eve V is a 2-in-1 detachable personal computer manufactured by Finnish technology company Eve-Tech, released on December 4, 2017.
The computer itself was the first computer to be developed, designed and manufactured in collaboration with the local community through crowdsourcing. Subsequently, it was successfully crowdfunded through Indiegogo. It was designed to in a similar fashion as other 2-in-1 detachable like the Microsoft Surface Pro through a community effort, promising users no bloatware attached.
History
Eve-Tech was founded in December 2013. Their first product, prior to the Eve V, was a Windows 8.1-based tablet computer, the Eve T1, which was announced on December 2, 2014 and released on December 8.
Over the course of time, the V was developed in an open online community with more than 1,000 members collaborating globally with Eve-Tech. The computer was announced in October 2016, and a pre-order campaign was initiated on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo one month later. The company achieved their funding goal in a matter of 4 minutes and sold out all 500 units.
Features
Hardware
The Eve V shares some of its design features with similar devices such as Microsoft Surface Pro. The device, however, features an aluminium body which is 0.89 cm thick. The large device comes with a base kit that includes a stylus pen and an Alcantara-covered keyboard.
The device boasts a 12.3-inch, 2880x1920 Sharp IGZO liquid-crystal display with a 1:1500 contrast ratio and 400 nits brightness and an anti-reflective coating for visibility and clarity. The Eve V runs an Intel Core m3, i5, or i7 (up to 3.6 GHz) processor with a 16 GB LPDDR3 RAM and a 512 GB solid-state drive, in the high-end version of the device. The computer's kickstand can be extended from the back end to allow the V to stand in a variety of angles.
Along the sides of Eve V are two USB 3.0 ports, two USB-C 3.1 ports, with one having Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. Furthermore, the device has a standard 3.5mm audio jack and a microSDXC reader. The battery is 48 Wh, with the developers claiming up to 12-hour active usage life. A fingerprint scanner is situated within the power button, located on the right-hand side, making it compatible with Windows Hello and a quadraphonic speaker system. A recent software update has caused Windows Hello to cease working, therefore causing this feature to no longer be usable on the device.
Software
The Eve V has the Windows 10 operating system. An upgrade to the Pro version of 10 is also posible.
Release
The Eve V was released to the public on December 4, 2017.
Currently, it can only be purchased directly from Eve-Tech online, where it has been promoted by periodic flash sales. However, Eve-Tech has experienced difficulties fulfilling orders, drawing complaints from customers who have not seen orders or refunds delivered 18 months after purchase.
Reception
Eve V received positive reviews from critics. Many noted, and even acclaimed, the col |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network%20Performance%20Monitoring%20Solution | Network Performance Monitor (NPM) in Operations Management Suite, a component of Microsoft Azure, monitors network performance between office sites, data centers, clouds and applications in near real-time. It helps a network administrator locate and troubleshoot bottlenecks like network delay, data loss and availability of any network link across on-premises networks, Microsoft Azure VNets, Amazon Web Services VPCs, hybrid networks, VPNs or even public internet links.
Network Performance Monitor
Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is network monitoring from the Operations Management Suite, that monitors networks. NPM monitors the availability of connectivity and quality of connectivity between multiple locations within and across campuses, private and public clouds. It uses synthetic transactions to test for reachability and can be used on any IP network irrespective of the make and model of network routers or switches deployed.
Features
A dashboard is generated to display summarized information about the Network including Network health events, unhealthy Network links, and the Subnetwork links with the most loss and most latency. Custom dashboards can also be created to find the state of the network at a point-in-time in history.
An interactive topology map is also generated to show the routes between Nodes. Network administrator can use it to distinguish the unhealthy path to find out the root cause of the issue.
Alerts can be configured to send e-mails to stakeholders when a threshold is reached.
Use cases
Two on-premises networks: Monitor connectivity between two office sites which could be connected using an MPLS WAN link or VPN
Multiple sites: Monitor connectivity to a central site from multiple sites. For example, scenarios where users from multiple office locations are accessing applications hosted at a central location
Hybrid Networks: Monitor connectivity between on-premises and Azure VNets that could be connected using S2S VPN or ExpressRoute
Multiple Virtual Networks in Cloud: Monitor connectivity between multiple VNets in the same or different Azure regions. These could be peered VNets or Vnets connected using VPN.
Any Cloud: Monitor connectivity between Amazon Web Services and on-premises Networks. And also between Amazon Web Services and Azure VNets.
Operation
It does not require any access to network devices. Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) or OMS extension (valid only for Virtual machines hosted in Azure) is to be installed on the servers in the Subnetworks that are to be monitored.
OMS Agent auto downloads the Network Monitoring Intelligence Packs which spawns an NPM agent that detects the subnets it is connected to and this information is sent to OMS.
NPM Agent gets to know the list of the IP address of other agents from OMS.
NPM Agent IP starts active probes using Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) or Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Ping and the roundtrip time for a ping between two nodes is used to calcu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio%20calculator%20character%20sets | Casio calculator character sets are a group of character sets used by various Casio calculators and pocket computers.
Code charts
fx-EX series
Cells with blank on it are corrupted and can never be transcribed.
fx-9860G series
Character set 0x7F
Character set 0xE5
Character set 0xE6
Character set 0xF9
Back control code.
Forward control code.
Down control code.
First from left control code.
FX-702P series
FX-730P
FX-850P, FX-880P, FX-890P, Z-1, Z-1GR
See also
Calculator character sets
References
Calculator character sets |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan%20Martin | Joan Martin (November 11, 1933 – July 26, 2019) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
Baseball career
According to All American League data, Joan Martin played for the South Bend Blue Sox club in its 1951 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.
Baseball Hall of Fame
In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Joan Martin, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.
Personal life
Martin died July 26, 2019.
References
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
1933 births
2019 deaths
Baseball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
21st-century American women |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute%20For%20Education | The Institute For Education, known as IFE, is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The organization facilitates bipartisan collaboration by convening and networking high level leaders from the bounds of politics, business, media, academia, and more. A selection of guests hosted by the Institute include Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain, Antonin Scalia, Orrin Hatch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Arianna Huffington.
The Institute regularly holds exclusive events hosted at embassies and private residences. The most high profile of these events are the INFO Roundtables, which have been hosted by prominent leaders including Supreme Court justices, governors, Cabinet secretaries, CIA and FBI directors, Nobel laureates, and professional athletes.
History
Founder and CEO Kathy Kemper created the Institute for Education in 1991 when her husband, James Valentine, suggested she organize a breakfast to introduce her political contacts with his business colleagues. IFE established a reputation for diplomacy by facilitating the first-ever regional summit between the Governors of Maryland, Virginia, and the Mayor of DC (Bob Ehrlich, Mark Warner, and Anthony A. Williams respectively.)
Since 2012, the Institute for Education has shown a greater focus on technology and innovation, praising collaboration between the federal government and private sector, as seen by the Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) program. Two of the four founders of the PIF program are members of IFE Leadership: former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Senior Advisor for Innovation John Paul Farmer.
In 2015, IFE partnered with the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California to offer a free coding summer camp for underrepresented populations from grades K-12 around the Los Angeles area.
In 2016, the Institute for Education celebrated the anniversary of its 25th season.
Notable people
Kathy Kemper: Founder and CEO
H.E. Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium and IFE Diplomatic Steward
H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union and IFE Diplomatic Steward of AI
Devika Anand Patil, IFE Digital Ambassador, IFE Board of Stewards
Matt Cutts, IFE Board of Stewards
Dr. R. David Edelman, IFE Board of Stewards
John Paul Farmer, IFE Board of Stewards
Tom Friedman, IFE Board of Stewards
Amy Geng, MD, IFE Innovation Steward, IFE Board of Stewards
Kristen Honey, PhD, IFE Director of Innovation, IFE Board of Stewards
Andrea MItchell, IFE Board of Stewards
Todd Park, IFE Board of Stewards
Megan Smith, IFE Board of Stewards
Judge William Webster, IFE Board of Stewards
References
External links
Speakers list
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 1991 |
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